diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
index fa9bf2db52..103c99bb17 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-networking.bb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-networking-support = "\
     tunctl dovecot ipvsadm stunnel chrony spice-protocol \
     usbredir ntop wireshark tnftp lksctp-tools \
     cim-schema-docs cim-schema-final cim-schema-exper \
-    libmemcached smcroute libtevent ipcalc c-ares uftp \
+    libmemcached smcroute libtevent ipcalc uftp \
     ntimed linux-atm ssmtp openvpn rdma-core \
     iftop aoetools tcpslice tcpdump libtalloc memcached nuttcp netcat \
     netcat-openbsd fetchmail yp-tools ypbind-mt yp-tools \
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
index 0bda9469f4..d09653901c 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ NE10_armv7a = "ne10"
 NE10_armv7ve = "ne10"
 
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support ="\
-    anthy asio atop augeas avro-c bdwgc frame grail \
+    anthy asio atop augeas avro-c bdwgc frame grail c-ares \
     ccid ceres-solver ckermit cpprest ctapi-common daemonize \
     daemontools debsums devmem2 dfu-util dfu-util-native digitemp \
     dstat eject enca epeg espeak fbset fbset-modes \
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares/cmake-install-libcares.pc.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares/cmake-install-libcares.pc.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-networking/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares/cmake-install-libcares.pc.patch
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares/cmake-install-libcares.pc.patch
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.15.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.15.0.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-networking/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.15.0.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.15.0.bb