diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1799f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager.bbappend
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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+SYSTEMD_OVERRIDE_${PN}-updater += \
+    "software-bmc-updater.conf:xyz.openbmc_project.Software.BMC.Updater.service.d/software-bmc-updater.conf"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/software-bmc-updater.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/software-bmc-updater.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5874762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager/software-bmc-updater.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Unit]
+Wants=op-vpd-parser.service
+After=op-vpd-parser.service