diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/paths.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/paths.cpp
index a9e865c..14e5d71 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/paths.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/paths.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 {
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+static constexpr size_t defaultRepoSize = 20 * 1024 * 1024;
+static constexpr size_t defaultMaxNumPELs = 3000;
 
 fs::path getPELIDFile()
 {
@@ -45,5 +47,19 @@
     return std::filesystem::path{"/usr/share/phosphor-logging/pels"};
 }
 
+size_t getPELRepoSize()
+{
+    // For now, always use 20MB, revisit in the future if different
+    // systems need different values so that we only put PEL
+    // content into configure.ac when absolutely necessary.
+    return defaultRepoSize;
+}
+
+size_t getMaxNumPELs()
+{
+    // Hardcode using the same reasoning as the repo size field.
+    return defaultMaxNumPELs;
+}
+
 } // namespace pels
 } // namespace openpower