diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/phosphor-network_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/phosphor-network_%.bbappend
index eac0503..2cca900 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/phosphor-network_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/network/phosphor-network_%.bbappend
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 FILES:${PN} += "${datadir}/network/*.json"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG:append = " sync-mac"
+PACKAGECONFIG:append = " persist-mac"
 PACKAGECONFIG:append:p10bmc = " hyp-nw-config"
 
 install_network_configuration(){