diff --git a/conf/distro/include/ibm-distrovars.inc b/conf/distro/include/ibm-distrovars.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde13f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/distro/include/ibm-distrovars.inc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OBMC_ORG_YAML_SUBDIRS += " com/ibm"
diff --git a/conf/distro/openbmc-witherspoon.conf b/conf/distro/openbmc-witherspoon.conf
index 1ccdeb3..3d84a5c 100644
--- a/conf/distro/openbmc-witherspoon.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/openbmc-witherspoon.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 require conf/distro/include/phosphor-tiny.inc
 require conf/distro/include/openpower-mrw.inc
 require conf/distro/include/openpower-ubi.inc
+require conf/distro/include/ibm-distrovars.inc