diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c275b1d..6dad3da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
             [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find fifo_map.hpp])])
 
        AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBPLDM], [libpldm])]
+       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FMT], [fmt])
 )
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([dont-send-pels-to-host],
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index c8b5872..e41e5b8 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "json_utils.hpp"
 #include "pel.hpp"
 
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -328,9 +329,9 @@
     auto src = pel->primarySRC();
     if (src)
     {
-        using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
-        auto id = getNumberString("0x%08X", pel->id());
-        msg = "Created PEL "s + id + " with SRC "s + (*src)->asciiString();
+        auto msg =
+            fmt::format("Created PEL {:#x} (BMC ID {}) with SRC {}", pel->id(),
+                        pel->obmcLogID(), (*src)->asciiString());
         while (msg.back() == ' ')
         {
             msg.pop_back();
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
index 8e5893e..0bb9fd0 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
 	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
 	$(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(FMT_LIBS) \
 	-lstdc++fs
 
 libpel_la_LIBADD = $(libpel_ldflags)
diff --git a/test/openpower-pels/Makefile.include b/test/openpower-pels/Makefile.include
index bc10b89..74287fc 100644
--- a/test/openpower-pels/Makefile.include
+++ b/test/openpower-pels/Makefile.include
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/severity.o \
 	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/src.o \
 	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/user_data.o \
-	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.o
+	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.o \
+	$(FMT_LIBS)
 
 pel_test_utils_ldadd = \
 	$(top_builddir)/extensions/openpower-pels/bcd_time.o \