diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help.bb
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+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "prepare-overlay.service mount-machine-id.service"
+
+inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help/mount-machine-id.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help/mount-machine-id.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Mount machine-id
+Requires=etc.mount
+After=etc.mount
+DefaultDependencies=false
+ConditionPathExists=!/var/persist/etc/machine-id
+
+[Install]
+RequiredBy=local-fs.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "mount --bind /run/machine-id /etc/machine-id"
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help/prepare-overlay.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mount-overlay-help/mount-overlay-help/prepare-overlay.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Prepare for overlay fs
+RequiresMountsFor=/var
+DefaultDependencies=false
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "rm -rf /var/persist/etc-work && mkdir -p /var/persist/etc /var/persist/etc-work"
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=no