diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-hostlogger_git.bb b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-hostlogger_git.bb
index 97a3f94..5a6a4d2 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-hostlogger_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-hostlogger_git.bb
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@
 # systemd service setup
 SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "hostlogger.service"
-SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET ?= "multi-user.target"
 
 # Host TTY setup
 OBMC_CONSOLE_HOST_TTY ?= "ttyVUART0"
 
 # Extra parameters for 'configure' script
 EXTRA_OECONF = "HOST_TTY=${OBMC_CONSOLE_HOST_TTY} \
-                SYSTEMD_TARGET=${SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}"
+                SYSTEMD_TARGET=multi-user.target"
 
 # Source code repository
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.service b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.service
index 946c3bf..77936c7 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.service
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.service
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 BusName={BUSNAME}
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Syslog.Config.service b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Syslog.Config.service
index 240839f..e1b1d66 100644
--- a/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Syslog.Config.service
+++ b/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging/xyz.openbmc_project.Syslog.Config.service
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 BusName={BUSNAME}
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy={SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET}
+WantedBy=multi-user.target