diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ac663c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-phosphor-debugtools.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_append = " \
+    pflash \
+    "