diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
index aa831a5..887b741 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-occ-control
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/openpower-occ-control-config-native"
 DEPENDS += "mrw-native mrw-perl-tools-native"
@@ -14,6 +15,6 @@
     install -d ${YAML_DEST}/
     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl \
     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/gen_occ_map.pl \
-    -i ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+    -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
     -o ${YAML_DEST}/occ_sensor.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
index 01ed362..6eb76ac 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-fru-vpd
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += " \
            mrw-native \
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_openpower_fru.pl \
-            -m ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -m ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -c ${vpdlayout_datadir}/layout.yaml \
             -o ${DEST}/inventory
 }
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
index 7119484..2dc5820 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/vpd/openpower-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-fru-vpd
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_fru_properties.pl \
-            -m ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -m ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -c config.yaml \
             -o ${DEST}/out.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/mrw-xml.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/mrw-xml.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9c773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/mrw-xml.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+MRW_XML ??= "${MACHINE}.xml"
+mrw_datadir = "${datadir}/obmc-mrw"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-fan-config-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-fan-config-mrw-native.bb
index 1eadadf..7ae05ce 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-fan-config-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-fan-config-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-fan
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += " \
            mrw-native \
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 do_compile() {
     ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
         ${bindir}/gen_fan_zone_yaml.pl \
-        -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -o ${S}/fans.yaml
 }
 
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-mrw-native.bb
index 9d19847..47dc2a4 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-fan
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += " \
            mrw-native \
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_presence_yaml.pl \
-            -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -o ${DEST}/config.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/obmc-inventory.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/obmc-inventory.bb
index baab633..db3a5b4 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/obmc-inventory.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/inventory/obmc-inventory.bb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Generates inventory data from the machine readable workbook"
 PR = "r1"
 
+inherit mrw-xml
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/obmc-inventory-data"
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
 
 do_compile() {
     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl ${S}/inventory.pl \
-        -x ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml -o inventory.json
+        -x ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} -o inventory.json
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
index 0c512fc..795c9b9 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-inventory-mrw-native.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 inherit native
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-fru
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 require phosphor-ipmi-fru.inc
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
     ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
         ${bindir}/gen_ipmi_fru.pl \
-        -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -m ${hostfw_datadir}/config.yaml \
         -o ${DEST}/config.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
index 0d250e7..0a1c8bd 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-properties-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-fru
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_fru_properties.pl \
-            -m ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -m ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -c config.yaml \
             -o ${DEST}/extra-properties.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-mrw-native.bb
index 5b0ca60..3c5e36f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-mrw-native.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 inherit native
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 require phosphor-ipmi-host.inc
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 
     ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
         ${bindir}/gen_ipmi_fru.pl \
-        -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -m ${hostfw_datadir}/config.yaml \
         -o ${DEST}/config.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-inventory-sel-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-inventory-sel-mrw-native.bb
index b852937..f04d89f 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-inventory-sel-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-inventory-sel-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_ipmi_sel.pl \
-            -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -m config.yaml \
             -o ${DEST}/invsensor.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
index a9955fe..67c6996 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-sensor-inventory-mrw-native.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
 inherit pythonnative
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += " \
            mrw-native \
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_ipmi_sensor.pl \
-            -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -m ${sensor_yamldir}/config.yaml \
             -o ${DEST}/sensor.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-mrw-native.bb
index fb3259b..ef14030 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
 DEPENDS += "mrw-native mrw-perl-tools-native"
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
         install -d ${DEST}/
         ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl \
         ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/gen_led_groups.pl \
-        -i ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -o ${DEST}/led.yaml
     fi
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging-callouts-mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging-callouts-mrw-native.bb
index 4981626..96852d4 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging-callouts-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/logging/phosphor-logging-callouts-mrw-native.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 inherit native
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-logging
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += " \
            mrw-native \
@@ -20,6 +21,6 @@
 
         ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
             ${bindir}/gen_callouts.pl \
-            -m ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+            -m ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
             -o ${DEST}/callouts.yaml
 }
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mrw/mrw-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mrw/mrw-native.bb
index 12a9b9e..db9cbd9 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mrw/mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/mrw/mrw-native.bb
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-xmlpatch
 inherit native
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI ?= "http://missing-mrw-uri"
 SRC_URI += "${PHOSPHOR_MRW_URI}"
 SRCREV = "${PHOSPHOR_MRW_REV}"
 
 do_install() {
-    install -d ${D}${datadir}/obmc-mrw
-    install -m 0644 ${MACHINE}.xml ${D}${datadir}/obmc-mrw
+    install -d ${D}/${mrw_datadir}
+    install -m 0644 ${MRW_XML} ${D}/${mrw_datadir}
 }
 
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon-config-mrw.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon-config-mrw.bb
index 7e016b5..c6d0cba 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon-config-mrw.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/sensors/phosphor-hwmon-config-mrw.bb
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit allarch
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 DEPENDS += "mrw-perl-tools-native mrw-native"
 
 do_compile_append() {
     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native/perl \
         ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/hwmon.pl \
-        -x ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -x ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -d ${WORKDIR}/mrw-config-files
 }
 
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-read-settings-mrw.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-read-settings-mrw.bb
index 7260434..2080a3b 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-read-settings-mrw.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-read-settings-mrw.bb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 inherit native
 inherit phosphor-settings-manager
+inherit mrw-xml
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     # gen_settings.pl replaces any MRW variables with their value
     ${bindir}/perl-native/perl \
         ${bindir}/gen_settings.pl \
-        -i ${datadir}/obmc-mrw/${MACHINE}.xml \
+        -i ${mrw_datadir}/${MRW_XML} \
         -s ${DEST}/mrw-override-settings.yaml \
         -o ${SETTINGS}/mrw-settings.override.yaml \
         -f