diff --git a/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/conf/machine/nf5280m7.conf b/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/conf/machine/nf5280m7.conf
index ea06862..45799c2 100644
--- a/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/conf/machine/nf5280m7.conf
+++ b/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/conf/machine/nf5280m7.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
 SOCSEC_SIGN_ENABLE = "0"
 
 require conf/machine/include/ieisystem.inc
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_obmc-inventory-manager ?= "entity-manager"
+
diff --git a/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend b/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
index fe702d1..4eb9c91 100644
--- a/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ieisystem/meta-nf5280m7/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
@@ -36,5 +36,4 @@
 
 SUMMARY:${PN}-system = "IEI System"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-system = " \
-        entity-manager \
         "