diff --git a/openpower/package/sb-signing-utils/sb-signing-utils.mk b/openpower/package/sb-signing-utils/sb-signing-utils.mk
index de8b5eb..0dbb4d0 100644
--- a/openpower/package/sb-signing-utils/sb-signing-utils.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/sb-signing-utils/sb-signing-utils.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
 
 HOST_SB_SIGNING_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-openssl
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_OPENPOWER_SECUREBOOT_SIGN_MODE),production)
+HOST_SB_SIGNING_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-sb-signing-framework
+else ifeq ($(BR2_OPENPOWER_SECUREBOOT_KEY_TRANSITION_TO_PROD),y)
+HOST_SB_SIGNING_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-sb-signing-framework
+endif
+
 HOST_SB_SIGNING_UTILS_AUTORECONF = YES
 HOST_SB_SIGNING_UTILS_AUTORECONF_OPTS = -i