diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-GitHub-Issue-367.-Remove-references-to-deprecated-G_.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-GitHub-Issue-367.-Remove-references-to-deprecated-G_.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-GitHub-Issue-367.-Remove-references-to-deprecated-G_.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-GitHub-Issue-367.-Remove-references-to-deprecated-G_.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-Make-HgfsConvertFromNtTimeNsec-aware-of-64-bit-time_.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-Make-HgfsConvertFromNtTimeNsec-aware-of-64-bit-time_.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-Make-HgfsConvertFromNtTimeNsec-aware-of-64-bit-time_.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-Make-HgfsConvertFromNtTimeNsec-aware-of-64-bit-time_.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-configure.ac-don-t-use-dnet-config.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-configure.ac-don-t-use-dnet-config.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-configure.ac-don-t-use-dnet-config.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-configure.ac-don-t-use-dnet-config.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-hgfsmounter-Makefile.am-support-usrmerge.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-hgfsmounter-Makefile.am-support-usrmerge.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-hgfsmounter-Makefile.am-support-usrmerge.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-hgfsmounter-Makefile.am-support-usrmerge.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-pollGtk-Drop-volatile-qualifier.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-pollGtk-Drop-volatile-qualifier.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-pollGtk-Drop-volatile-qualifier.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-pollGtk-Drop-volatile-qualifier.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-utilBacktrace-Ignore-Warray-bounds.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-utilBacktrace-Ignore-Warray-bounds.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-utilBacktrace-Ignore-Warray-bounds.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0001-utilBacktrace-Ignore-Warray-bounds.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-add-include-sys-sysmacros.h.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-add-include-sys-sysmacros.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-add-include-sys-sysmacros.h.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-add-include-sys-sysmacros.h.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-hgfsServerLinux-Consider-64bit-time_t-possibility.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-hgfsServerLinux-Consider-64bit-time_t-possibility.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-hgfsServerLinux-Consider-64bit-time_t-possibility.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0002-hgfsServerLinux-Consider-64bit-time_t-possibility.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-Use-configure-test-for-struct-timespec.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-Use-configure-test-for-struct-timespec.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-Use-configure-test-for-struct-timespec.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-Use-configure-test-for-struct-timespec.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0004-Fix-definition-of-ALLPERMS-and-ACCESSPERMS.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0004-Fix-definition-of-ALLPERMS-and-ACCESSPERMS.patch
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rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0004-Fix-definition-of-ALLPERMS-and-ACCESSPERMS.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0004-Fix-definition-of-ALLPERMS-and-ACCESSPERMS.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0005-Use-configure-to-test-for-feature-instead-of-platfor.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0005-Use-configure-to-test-for-feature-instead-of-platfor.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0005-Use-configure-to-test-for-feature-instead-of-platfor.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0005-Use-configure-to-test-for-feature-instead-of-platfor.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0006-Use-configure-test-for-sys-stat.h-include.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0006-Use-configure-test-for-sys-stat.h-include.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0006-Use-configure-test-for-sys-stat.h-include.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0006-Use-configure-test-for-sys-stat.h-include.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0007-Fix-subdir-objects-configure-error.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0007-Fix-subdir-objects-configure-error.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0007-Fix-subdir-objects-configure-error.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0007-Fix-subdir-objects-configure-error.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0008-include-poll.h-instead-of-sys-poll.h.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0008-include-poll.h-instead-of-sys-poll.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0008-include-poll.h-instead-of-sys-poll.h.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0008-include-poll.h-instead-of-sys-poll.h.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0009-Rename-poll.h-to-vm_poll.h.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0009-Rename-poll.h-to-vm_poll.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0009-Rename-poll.h-to-vm_poll.h.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0009-Rename-poll.h-to-vm_poll.h.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0010-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0010-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0010-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0010-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0011-Use-uintmax_t-for-handling-rlim_t.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0011-Use-uintmax_t-for-handling-rlim_t.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0011-Use-uintmax_t-for-handling-rlim_t.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0011-Use-uintmax_t-for-handling-rlim_t.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0012-Use-off64_t-instead-of-__off64_t.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0012-Use-off64_t-instead-of-__off64_t.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0012-Use-off64_t-instead-of-__off64_t.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0012-Use-off64_t-instead-of-__off64_t.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0013-misc-Do-not-print-NULL-string-into-logs.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0013-misc-Do-not-print-NULL-string-into-logs.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0013-misc-Do-not-print-NULL-string-into-logs.patch
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0013-misc-Do-not-print-NULL-string-into-logs.patch
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/tools.conf b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/tools.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/tools.conf
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/tools.conf
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.init b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.init
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.init
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.init
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.service b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.service
similarity index 100%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.service
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/vmtoolsd.service
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
similarity index 95%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
rename to meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
index 69ef6056d7..832fab1eac 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools_11.0.1.bb
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ INITSCRIPT_NAME_${PN} = "vmtoolsd"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_${PN} = "start 90 2 3 4 5 . stop 60 0 1 6 ."
 
 python() {
-    if 'networking-layer' not in d.getVar('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS').split() or \
-        'filesystems-layer' not in d.getVar('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS').split():
-        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe('Requires meta-networking and meta-filesystems to be present.')
+    if 'filesystems-layer' not in d.getVar('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS').split():
+        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe('Requires meta-filesystems to be present to provide fuse.')
 }
diff --git a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend
index b39a4d68ff..09c478eb10 100644
--- a/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend
+++ b/meta-oe/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-devtools += "\
     valijson \
 "
+
+RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86 = "${@bb.utils.contains('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS', 'filesystems-layer', ' open-vm-tools', '', d)}"
+RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86-64 = "${@bb.utils.contains('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS', 'filesystems-layer', ' open-vm-tools', '', d)}"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
index 4bf1402ac4..2b79b3d8b5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-meta-oe.bb
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support ="\
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_armv7a = " ne10"
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_armv7ve = " ne10"
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_aarch64 = " ne10"
-RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86 = " mcelog mce-inject mce-test open-vm-tools vboxguestdrivers"
-RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86-64 = " mcelog mce-inject mce-test open-vm-tools vboxguestdrivers"
+RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86 = " mcelog mce-inject mce-test vboxguestdrivers"
+RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support_append_x86-64 = " mcelog mce-inject mce-test vboxguestdrivers"
 
 RDEPENDS_packagegroup-meta-oe-support-python2 ="\
     ${@bb.utils.contains("BBFILE_COLLECTIONS", "meta-python2", bb.utils.contains('I_SWEAR_TO_MIGRATE_TO_PYTHON3', 'yes', 'lio-utils', '', d), "", d)} \