diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/classes/openpower-fru-vpd.bbclass b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/classes/openpower-fru-vpd.bbclass
index 8de966f..19f34e0 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/classes/openpower-fru-vpd.bbclass
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/classes/openpower-fru-vpd.bbclass
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 vpdlayout_datadir="${datadir}/openpower-fru-vpd/vpdlayout"
+inventory_datadir_name="/openpower-fru-inventory/inventory"
+inventory_datadir_native="${datadir}${inventory_datadir_name}"