diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
index 89ad0ec..10fa40c 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/conf/machine/include/openpower.inc
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_obmc-phosphor-flash-ctl = " \
        obmc-phosphor-example-pydbus \
        "
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-host-ipmi-hw = "host-ipmi-bt"