diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/host/obmc-op-control-host_git.bb b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/host/obmc-op-control-host_git.bb
index 6c8f8ee..2a67b77 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/host/obmc-op-control-host_git.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-phosphor/host/obmc-op-control-host_git.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 START_INSTFMT = "op-start-host@{0}.service"
 START_FMT = "../${START_TMPL}:${START_TGTFMT}.requires/${START_INSTFMT}"
 SYSTEMD_LINK:${PN} += "${@compose_list_zip(d, 'START_FMT', 'OBMC_HOST_INSTANCES', 'OBMC_CHASSIS_INSTANCES')}"
+SYSTEMD_LINK[vardeps] += "OBMC_HOST_INSTANCES OBMC_CHASSIS_INSTANCES"
 
 inherit skeleton-gdbus
 inherit obmc-phosphor-dbus-service