diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
index c81eae6..77249fc 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/os-release/os-release.bbappend
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@
 
 # Ensure the git commands run every time bitbake is invoked.
 BB_DONT_CACHE = "1"
+
+# Make os-release available to other recipes.
+SYSROOT_DIRS_append = " ${sysconfdir}"