diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/src.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/src.cpp
index d78c07a..00ea0b8 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/src.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/src.cpp
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@
     setBMCPosition();
     setMotherboardCCIN(dataIface);
 
+    if (regEntry.src.checkstopFlag)
+    {
+        setErrorStatusFlag(ErrorStatusFlags::hwCheckstop);
+    }
+
     if (regEntry.src.deconfigFlag)
     {
         setErrorStatusFlag(ErrorStatusFlags::deconfigured);