diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vcs-pre-post/vcs_off@.service b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vcs-pre-post/vcs_off@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Disable VCS before Witherspoon power on
+Wants=obmc-power-start-pre@%i.target
+Before=obmc-power-start-pre@%i.target
+Conflicts=obmc-chassis-stop@%i.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart={bindir}/vcs_off.sh
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=obmc-chassis-start@%i.target