diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios
index bfd9592..19878d4 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@
   pnormtd="$(findmtd pnor)"
   pnor="${pnormtd#mtd}"
   ubidev="/dev/ubi${pnor}"
-  mountdir="/media/${name}"
+
+  if [[ "${name}" == "pnor-patch" ]]; then
+    mountdir="/usr/local/share/pnor"
+  else
+    mountdir="/media/${name}"
+  fi
 
   if [[ "${name}" == "pnor-prsv" ]]; then
     size="2MiB"
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@
   fi
 
   if [ ! -d "${mountdir}" ]; then
-    mkdir "${mountdir}"
+    mkdir -p "${mountdir}"
   fi
 
   vol="$(findubi "${name}")"
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubipatch.service b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubipatch.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c280193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/obmc-flash-bios-ubipatch.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Create a ubi volume for pnor patches
+Wants=usr-local.mount
+After=usr-local.mount
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
+ExecStart={sbindir}/obmc-flash-bios ubimount pnor-patch
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater.service b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater.service
index 12ad4ea..2e7f83b 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater.service
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/openpower-software-manager/org.open_power.Software.Host.Updater.service
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 Before=mboxd.service
 Wants=usr-local.mount
 Before=usr-local.mount
+Wants=obmc-flash-bios-ubipatch.service
+Before=obmc-flash-bios-ubipatch.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart={sbindir}/openpower-update-manager