diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon/start_hwmon.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon/start_hwmon.sh
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+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon/start_hwmon.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+action=$1
+devpath=$2
+of_fullname=$3
+
+#Use of_fullname if it's there, otherwise use devpath.
+
+path=$of_fullname
+if [ -z "$path" ]
+then
+    path=$devpath
+
+    if [[ "$path" =~ (.*)/hwmon/hwmon[0-9]+$ ]];
+    then
+        path=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+    fi
+fi
+
+path="${path//:/--}"
+
+systemctl $action 'xyz.openbmc_project.Hwmon@'$path'.service'