diff --git a/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf b/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
index ac8a2a2..b34e780 100644
--- a/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-palmetto/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 
+# We have a recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb \
+	${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "palmetto"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_palmetto = ""
diff --git a/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf b/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
index f846787..82a9b1c 100644
--- a/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
+++ b/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
        "
 
 # UBOOT_MACHINE_${MACHINE} = "${MACHINE}_config
+KMACHINE = "aspeed"
+KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${KMACHINE}-bmc-opp-${MACHINE}.dtb"
 
 require conf/machine/include/ast2400.inc
 require conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
diff --git a/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend b/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de6d3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-palmetto/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+KERNEL_CONFIG_COMMAND = "oe_runmake_call -C ${S} O=${B} ${KMACHINE}_defconfig"
diff --git a/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt b/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db84c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-palmetto/recipes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+recipes-kernel       - The kernel and generic applications/libraries with strong kernel dependencies