diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
index 0efdda0..0ef430e 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/conf/machine/palmetto.conf
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x40008000"
 
 FLASH_SIZE = "32768"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-host-ipmi-hw = "host-ipmi-bt"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid.bb
index 5f38eb3..ab3a1cb 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/host-ipmid/host-ipmid.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 HOMEPAGE = "http://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-host-ipmid"
 PR = "r1"
 
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "virtual/obmc-phosphor-host-ipmi-hw"
+
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-sdbus-service
 inherit obmc-phosphor-c-daemon
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/sample.inc b/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/sample.inc
index 89ad0ec..801706f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/sample.inc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/machine/include/sample.inc
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_obmc-phosphor-flash-ctl = " \
        obmc-phosphor-example-pydbus \
        "
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-phosphor-host-ipmi-hw ?= "host-ipmi-hw-example"