diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
index 5a5fe3a..431ba23 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-defaults.inc
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-settings-mgmt ?= "phosphor-settings"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-system-mgmt ?= "obmc-phosphor-sysd"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-user-mgmt ?= "obmc-phosphor-user"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-wsgihost ?= "phosphor-gevent"
 
 # phosphor-hwmon-config
@@ -216,5 +215,11 @@
 # the timeout if needed.
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/obmc-watchdog ?= "phosphor-watchdog"
 
+# obmc-user-mgmt
+#
+# Provides an implementation of xyz.openbmc_project.User.Manager catering
+# to user management
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_obmc-user-mgmt ?= "phosphor-user-manager"
+
 OBMC_DBUS_PATH_ROOT ?= "/xyz/openbmc_project"
 OBMC_DBUS_IFACE_ROOT ?= "xyz.openbmc_project"