diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/btbridged.bb b/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/btbridged.bb
index 5bc8fbd..56d9391 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/btbridged.bb
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/btbridged.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/obmc-host-ipmi-hw"
 RPROVIDES_${PN} += "virtual-obmc-host-ipmi-hw"
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} += "host-ipmid"
 
 DEPENDS += "systemd"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "libsystemd"