diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy.bb b/recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy.bb
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy.bb
rename to recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy.bb
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy/journald-maxlevel-policy.conf b/recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy/journald-maxlevel-policy.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy/journald-maxlevel-policy.conf
rename to recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy/journald-maxlevel-policy.conf
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy/service-restart-policy.conf b/recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy/service-restart-policy.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes-phosphor/systemd-policy/phosphor-systemd-policy/service-restart-policy.conf
rename to recipes-core/systemd/phosphor-systemd-policy/service-restart-policy.conf
diff --git a/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index 1aabe37..f1046de 100644
--- a/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[init] = "${rootlibexecdir}/systemd/systemd"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[init] = "${base_sbindir}/init"
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[init] ?= "300"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN}_append_openbmc-phosphor = " phosphor-systemd-policy"
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb b/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
index 41164a5..057509d 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         phosphor-nslcd-authority-cert-config \
         obmc-ikvm \
         phosphor-dbus-monitor \
-        phosphor-systemd-policy \
         "
 
 SUMMARY_${PN}-devtools = "Development tools"