diff --git a/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config b/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
index 85606bb..f19bff7 100755
--- a/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
+++ b/openpower/configs/hostboot/witherspoon.config
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # Disable SBE updates
 unset SBE_UPDATE_INDEPENDENT
 unset SBE_UPDATE_SEQUENTIAL
+unset SBE_UPDATE_SIMULTANEOUS
 set NO_SBE_UPDATES
 
 unset PCIE_HOTPLUG_CONTROLLER
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 #PNOR flags
 unset PNOR_TWO_SIDE_SUPPORT
 
-unset BMC_BT_LPC_IPMI
+set BMC_BT_LPC_IPMI
 
 # Disable Checktop Analysis
 unset ENABLE_CHECKSTOP_ANALYSIS
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
 
 # set for trace debug to console
 unset CONSOLE_OUTPUT_TRACE
+set CONSOLE_OUTPUT_FFDCDISPLAY
 
 unset CONFIG_SECUREBOOT
 unset CONFIG_TPMDD
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 437d90b..b926c26 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="8c51fda780093be69a49a43824b2cb88fbf27623"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_MRW_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.mrw.xml"