diff --git a/racket/collects/setup/private/pkg-deps.rkt b/racket/collects/setup/private/pkg-deps.rkt
index b88771adb7..338ffdfbac 100644
--- a/racket/collects/setup/private/pkg-deps.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/setup/private/pkg-deps.rkt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   (define path-cache (make-hash))
   (define metadata-ns (make-base-namespace))
 
-  (hash-set! pkg-internal-deps "racket" null)
+  (hash-set! pkg-internal-deps "racket" (list (set) (set)))
   (hash-set! pkg-external-deps "racket" (set))
   (hash-set! pkg-reps "racket" "racket")