diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/obmc/watchdog/poweron b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog/obmc/watchdog/poweron
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+DEVPATH=/xyz/openbmc_project/watchdog/host0
+SERVICE=xyz.openbmc_project.Watchdog
+TARGET=obmc-host-timeout@0.target
+TIMEOUT_IN_MSEC=600000
diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/watchdog/phosphor-watchdog_%.bbappend
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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+# utilize a 600s default timer config for p10bmc
+SYSTEMD_ENVIRONMENT_FILE_${PN}_append_p10bmc = " obmc/watchdog/poweron"