diff --git a/oem/ibm/service_files/scripts/create-NVRAM-cksum-file b/oem/ibm/service_files/scripts/create-NVRAM-cksum-file
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+++ b/oem/ibm/service_files/scripts/create-NVRAM-cksum-file
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -f /var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM ]; then
+    mv /var/lib/pldm/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM /var/lib/phosphor-software-manager/hostfw/nvram/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM;
+else
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/phosphor-software-manager/hostfw/nvram/PHYP-NVRAM-CKSUM bs=16 count=1;
+fi