diff --git a/openpower/package/occ/Config.in b/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
index 1d77dff..a71f25d 100644
--- a/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/occ/Config.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 config BR2_OCC_GPU_BIN_BUILD
         bool "Enables Compilation of GPU Binary Image"
         default n
+        select BR2_PACKAGE_HOSTBOOT_BINARIES
         help
             Boolean used to flag whether to compile OCC GPU binary
 
diff --git a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
index 83f7705..e733af9 100644
--- a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 OCC_DEPENDENCIES_P8 = host-binutils host-p8-pore-binutils
 OCC_DEPENDENCIES_P9 = host-binutils host-ppe42-gcc hostboot-binaries
+ifeq ($(BR2_OCC_GPU_BIN_BUILD),y)
+	OCC_DEPENDENCIES_P9 += hostboot-binaries
+endif
 OCC_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(OCC_DEPENDENCIES_P9),$(OCC_DEPENDENCIES_P8))
 
 define OCC_APPLY_PATCHES