diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
index 8ede231..df24c6c 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bbappend
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-extrasdev += "obmc-pydevtools"
 
+# Add the iicmaster debug tool to p9 systems. iicmaster is for fsi-based i2c
+# engines. This is a temporary addition until proper kernel i2c driver is in
+# place. Use p9-vcs-workaround to restrict iicmaster installtion to p9 systems
+# that use openfsi
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-extrasdev += "${@mf_enabled(d, 'p9-vcs-workaround', 'iicmaster')}"
+
 # Add the deprecated /org/openbmc inventory namespace providing
 # obmc-mgr-inventory application to the inventory packagegroup
 # until all applications have been updated to use the new,