diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend
index f4474e9..bb3db38 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_append = " \
     pflash \
     gard \
-    pdbg \
     fsidbg \
     "
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
index e5216ec..4f12335 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@
 SUMMARY_${PN}-system = "OpenPOWER System"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-system = " \
         obmc-mgr-system \
+        pdbg \
         "