diff --git a/openpower/package/sbe/Config.in b/openpower/package/sbe/Config.in
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+config BR2_PACKAGE_SBE
+        bool "sbe"
+        default y if (BR2_OPENPOWER_PLATFORM && BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9)
+        select BR2_CPP
+        help
+            Project to build the sbe firmware codebase
diff --git a/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk b/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
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+################################################################################
+#
+# SBE
+#
+################################################################################
+
+SBE_VERSION ?= c9fea2e9662bdef548ea4742106b721386240ffe
+SBE_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,sbe,$(SBE_VERSION))
+
+SBE_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
+SBE_DEPENDENCIES = host-ppe42-gcc
+
+SBE_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
+SBE_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
+
+define SBE_BUILD_CMDS
+		bash -c 'cd $(@D)  && make LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib CROSS_COMPILER_PATH=$(PPE42_GCC_BIN)'
+endef
+
+define SBE_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
+		$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/images/p9_ipl_build  $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/
+		python $(@D)/src/build/sbeOpDistribute.py --sbe_binary_dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/sbe_binaries --img_dir=$(@D)/images
+		cp $(@D)/src/build/sbeOpDistribute.py $(STAGING_DIR)/sbe_binaries/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))