diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
index 2801ee5..23e588b 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/conf/machine/romulus.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@
 
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI = "git://github.com/open-power/romulus-xml"
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_REV = "14b471fbf37f5fb60261de001df83caf5f96d81f"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/phosphor-ipmi-fru-inventory = "romulus-ipmi-inventory-map-native"