diff --git a/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc b/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
index 9cb9f86..b6f1551 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
@@ -148,3 +148,5 @@
 BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS_pn-obmc-phosphor-image += "shared-mime-info"
 
 LAYER_CONF_VERSION ?= "8"
+
+KERNEL_CLASSES_append = " obmc-phosphor-kernel-version"