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 b9c7832..ab37270 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
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 # providers (VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_obmc-sensor-hwmon).
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-sensors += "obmc-hwmon obmc-mgr-sensor"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-debug-collector += "openpower-debug-collector"
-
 # Add checkstop monitor as part of host state management package
 # This will kick start a gpio monitor that will catch the
 # host checkstop conditions and takes necessary actions
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-host-state-mgmt += "checkstop-monitor"
+
+# Add openpower debug collector as a requirement for state-mgmt
+# since it is used during checkstop handling.
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-host-state-mgmt += "openpower-debug-collector"