diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid-tool.bb b/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid-tool.bb
index 2b397aa..6fa5c28 100644
--- a/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid-tool.bb
+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid-tool.bb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "virtual-obmc-host-ipmi-hw"
-
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 DEPENDS += "systemd    \
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "libsystemd \
                    libcrypto \
+                   virtual-obmc-host-ipmi-hw \
                    "