diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes.txt b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes.txt
index 3ec3f4a..a943f59 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes.txt
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+recipes-core         - What's needed to build a basic working Linux image including commonly used dependencies
 recipes-kernel       - The kernel and generic applications/libraries with strong kernel dependencies
 recipes-phosphor     - Phosphor OpenBMC applications and configuration