diff --git a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
index d5d7ec4..4f25f7a 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@
 BR2_OPENPOWER_PLATFORM=y
 BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER8=y
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE="palmetto.config"
-BR2_PALMETTO_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_hb.system.xml"
-BR2_PALMETTO_MRW_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_hb.mrw.xml"
-BR2_PALMETTO_BIOS_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_bios.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/package/machine-xml/palmetto-patches"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT=y
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT_VALUE="palmetto-xml"
+BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/patches/palmetto-patches"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="c6f563966e9fadc4fb60194c064b2310c9b916b1"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_FILENAME="palmetto.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_hb.system.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MRW_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_hb.mrw.xml"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_BIOS_XML_FILENAME="PALMETTO_bios.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_XML_LAYOUT_FILENAME="defaultPnorLayoutSingleSide.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_CONFIG_NAME="palmetto"
-BR2_OPENPOWER_XML_PACKAGE="palmetto-xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_FILENAME="palmetto.pnor"
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBE_FILENAME="venice_sbe.img.ecc"
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBEC_FILENAME="centaur_sbec_pad.img.ecc"