diff --git a/vars/FreeBSD.yml b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
index e2c16a4..586c13d 100644
--- a/vars/FreeBSD.yml
+++ b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ __sshd_sftp_server: /usr/libexec/sftp-server
 __sshd_defaults:
   Subsystem: "sftp {{ __sshd_sftp_server }}"
 __sshd_os_supported: true
+__sshd_packages: []
diff --git a/vars/OpenBSD.yml b/vars/OpenBSD.yml
index e09dff1..4039ad1 100644
--- a/vars/OpenBSD.yml
+++ b/vars/OpenBSD.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ __sshd_defaults:
   Subsystem: "sftp {{ __sshd_sftp_server }}"
 __sshd_os_supported: true
 __sshd_manage_var_run: false
+__sshd_packages: []