diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
index ac8a2a2..b34e780 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 
+# We have a recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb \
+	${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "palmetto"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_palmetto = ""
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
index f846787..82a9b1c 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
        "
 
 # UBOOT_MACHINE_${MACHINE} = "${MACHINE}_config
+KMACHINE = "aspeed"
+KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${KMACHINE}-bmc-opp-${MACHINE}.dtb"
 
 require conf/machine/include/ast2400.inc
 require conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de6d3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND = "oe_runmake_call -C ${S} O=${B} ${KMACHINE}_defconfig"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db84c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recipes-kernel       - The kernel and generic applications/libraries with strong kernel dependencies
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc b/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca65285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: OpenBMC
+#@DESCRIPTION: Common machine configuration for OpenBMC chips
+
+MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = " kernel-modules"
+EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "u-boot"
+
+KERNEL_CLASSES ?= "kernel-uimage kernel-cuimage"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE ?= "cuImage"
+KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS += "LOADADDR=${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT}"
+
+UBOOT_SUFFIX ?= "bin"
+IMAGE_BOOT_FILES ?= "u-boot.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
+
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "openbmc:"