diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/p10bmc-distributed.conf b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/p10bmc-distributed.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8dbede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/p10bmc-distributed.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "p10bmc:"
+require conf/machine/p10bmc.conf
+require conf/distro/include/etcd.inc
+
diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/templates/default/conf-notes.txt b/meta-ibm/conf/templates/default/conf-notes.txt
index de04a8d..9034e83 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/conf/templates/default/conf-notes.txt
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/templates/default/conf-notes.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 p10bmc:
 MACHINE=p10bmc bitbake obmc-phosphor-image
+p10bmc-distributed:
+MACHINE=p10bmc-distributed bitbake obmc-phosphor-image
 swift:
 MACHINE=swift bitbake obmc-phosphor-image
 witherspoon: