diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-system1/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend b/meta-ibm/meta-system1/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
index 09c05d3..cabce8e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-system1/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-system1/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-chassis = " \
         phosphor-skeleton-control-power \
 "
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN}-inventory:append = " entity-manager"