diff --git a/meta-openpower/conf/layer.conf b/meta-openpower/conf/layer.conf
index dad2abf..bb727b5 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-openpower/conf/layer.conf
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
 BBFILE_PATTERN_openpower-layer = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 LAYERVERSION_openpower-layer = "1"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_openpower-layer = "sumo"
+
+# Provide a variable that points the base of the openpower layer.
+OPENPOWERBASE = '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/")}'
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/dbus/openpower-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/dbus/openpower-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
index a8d5347..6f0771a 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/dbus/openpower-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/dbus/openpower-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 DESCRIPTION="Add the /org/open_power path namespace and \
 org.open_power interface prefix to the mapper \
 watch list."
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit phosphor-mapper
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_append = " org.open_power"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE_append = " org.open_power"
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/fsi/op-fsi.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/fsi/op-fsi.bb
index 840b649..7af9731 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/fsi/op-fsi.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/fsi/op-fsi.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "FSI Services"
 DESCRIPTION = "Install FSI related services"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "op-proc-control"
 
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/checkstop-monitor.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/checkstop-monitor.bb
index 4959a3b..452cdeb 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/checkstop-monitor.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/checkstop-monitor.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "OpenPOWER Host checkstop monitor application"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit allarch
 
 DEPENDS += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/hostboot-settings.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/hostboot-settings.bb
index 39beb48..0a713e7 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/hostboot-settings.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/hostboot-settings.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SUMMARY = "OpenPower Hostboot Boot settings tool"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
 inherit allarch
 
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-cfam-override.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-cfam-override.bb
index 4f6a9c6..e395841 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-cfam-override.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-cfam-override.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "POWER9 CFAM override"
 DESCRIPTION = "Applies user CFAM register overrides from file"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/op-host-control:"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "op-proc-control"
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-host-start.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-host-start.bb
index 24b1b9c..b911001 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-host-start.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-host-start.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "POWER9 start host"
 DESCRIPTION = "Service to start POWER9 IPL through SBE"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/op-host-control:"
 
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-vcs-workaround.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-vcs-workaround.bb
index 11ad79c..43efeab 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-vcs-workaround.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/host/p9-vcs-workaround.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "POWER9 VCS workaround"
 DESCRIPTION = "Apply fixes over FSI to POWER9 CPUs prior to host power on"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/op-host-control:"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual-p9-vcs-workaround op-proc-control"
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/hostboot-inventory-config-native.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/hostboot-inventory-config-native.bb
index 31aee2d..b60a9e3 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/hostboot-inventory-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/hostboot-inventory-config-native.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "Hostboot hostfw inventory map for phosphor-ipmi-fru"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-fru
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
 
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
index 3e434b5..b9fd605 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "OEM sensor config for phosphor-host-ipmid"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
 
 SRC_URI += "file://openpower-config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
index e851ee1..1b228ad 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "OpenPower OCC Control with MRW generated sensor IDs"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-occ-control
 inherit mrw-xml
 
diff --git a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-example-native.bb b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-example-native.bb
index 8f9bd05..e04ebd9 100644
--- a/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-example-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openpower/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-example-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Inventory config for openpower-vpd-parser"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${OPENPOWERBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-fru-vpd
 
 SRC_URI += "file://inventory"