diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/xyz.openbmc_project.Ipmi.Internal.SoftPowerOff.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/xyz.openbmc_project.Ipmi.Internal.SoftPowerOff.service
index 2f61b07..7aee76f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/xyz.openbmc_project.Ipmi.Internal.SoftPowerOff.service
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host/xyz.openbmc_project.Ipmi.Internal.SoftPowerOff.service
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 After=mapper-wait@-org-openbmc-HostIpmi-1.service
 Wants=obmc-host-stopping@0.target
 Before=obmc-host-stopping@0.target
+Conflicts=obmc-host-start@0.target
 ConditionPathExists=!/run/openbmc/host@0-request
 
 [Service]