diff --git a/meta-z/conf/machine/ibm-z.conf b/meta-z/conf/machine/ibm-z.conf
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+MACHINE = "ibm-z"
+KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "fsp2.dtb"
+KBUILD_DEFCONFIG = "44x/fsp2_defconfig"
+
+require conf/machine/include/fsp2.inc
+require conf/machine/include/obmc-bsp-common.inc
+require conf/machine/include/ibm.inc
+
+#dummy uboot settings
+UBOOT_MACHINE_sunray2 = "mpc8308_p1m_defconfig"
+UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x0"
+UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x0"
+