diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index 91e1443..79ae344 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPRUTILS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
index f4a8b91..f517f1e 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RSYNC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SUDO=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPRUTILS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_AGETTY=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_XZ=y
diff --git a/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
index ef002b4..5925345 100644
--- a/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 	# run-time dependency only
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POWERPC_UTILS if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 	# run-time dependency only
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPRUTILS if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
-	# run-time dependency only
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NVME if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 	help
 	  Petitboot is a small kexec-based bootloader