diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index 9dcf2ae..7c7760e 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_BNX2X=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_CXGB4_T4=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_USB=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MDADM=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES_WCHAR=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR=y