diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
index 3acf883..34fefa9 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io_type_lid.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         stream << std::hex << fileHandle;
         auto lidName = stream.str() + ".lid";
         auto patch = fs::path(LID_PATCH_DIR) / lidName;
-        if (fs::is_regular_file(patch))
+        if (!permSide && fs::is_regular_file(patch))
         {
             lidPath = patch;
         }