diff --git a/addons/aircraft/config.cpp b/addons/aircraft/config.cpp
index 26d1514a1a..863797ebeb 100644
--- a/addons/aircraft/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/aircraft/config.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class CfgPatches {
         authors[] = {"KoffeinFlummi","Crusty","commy2","jaynus","Kimi"};
         url = ECSTRING(main,URL);
         VERSION_CONFIG;
+
+        // this prevents any patched class from requiring this addon
+        addonRootClass = "A3_Characters_F";
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/fcs/config.cpp b/addons/fcs/config.cpp
index fd6d5335da..29aba659b5 100644
--- a/addons/fcs/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/fcs/config.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class CfgPatches {
         authors[] = {"KoffeinFlummi","BadGuy (simon84)","commy2"};
         url = ECSTRING(main,URL);
         VERSION_CONFIG;
+
+        // this prevents any patched class from requiring this addon
+        addonRootClass = "A3_Characters_F";
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/gforces/config.cpp b/addons/gforces/config.cpp
index 4c89ee595c..e05f582d08 100644
--- a/addons/gforces/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/gforces/config.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class CfgPatches {
         authors[] = {"KoffeinFlummi", "esteldunedain"};
         url = ECSTRING(main,URL);
         VERSION_CONFIG;
+
+        // this prevents any patched class from requiring this addon
+        addonRootClass = "A3_Characters_F";
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/realisticnames/config.cpp b/addons/realisticnames/config.cpp
index e548e3f094..c97c9a82e0 100644
--- a/addons/realisticnames/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/realisticnames/config.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class CfgPatches {
         authors[] = {"KoffeinFlummi","TaoSensai","commy2"};
         url = ECSTRING(main,URL);
         VERSION_CONFIG;
+
+        // this prevents any patched class from requiring this addon
+        addonRootClass = "A3_Characters_F";
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/addons/vehicles/config.cpp b/addons/vehicles/config.cpp
index 64d81a5f95..9b0d595fc8 100644
--- a/addons/vehicles/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/vehicles/config.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class CfgPatches {
         authors[] = {"commy2","KoffeinFlummi"};
         url = ECSTRING(main,URL);
         VERSION_CONFIG;
+
+        // this prevents any patched class from requiring this addon
+        addonRootClass = "A3_Characters_F";
     };
 };