diff --git a/common/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend b/common/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
index 51a98d4..165a19e 100644
--- a/common/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
+++ b/common/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 inherit obmc-phosphor-discovery-service
 
+# 0001-Only-load-dropbear-default-host-keys-if-a-key-is-not.patch
+# has been upstreamed.  This patch can be removed once we upgrade
+# to yocto 2.5 or later which will pull in the latest dropbear code.
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 SRC_URI += "file://dropbearkey.service \
-	    file://0001-dropbear-Add-c-command-option-to-force-a-specific-co.patch"
+	    file://0001-dropbear-Add-c-command-option-to-force-a-specific-co.patch \
+	    file://0001-Only-load-dropbear-default-host-keys-if-a-key-is-not.patch"
 
 REGISTERED_SERVICES_${PN} += "ssh:tcp:22 sftp:tcp:22"