diff --git a/meta-google/conf/distro/gbmc.conf b/meta-google/conf/distro/gbmc.conf
index 354c939..0aca631 100644
--- a/meta-google/conf/distro/gbmc.conf
+++ b/meta-google/conf/distro/gbmc.conf
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 WATCHDOG_PKG ?= "watchdog"
 
 SANITY_TESTED_DISTROS_append = " Debian-rodete \n debian-rodete \n "
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bmc-update ?= "inplace-gbmc-update"
diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
index 2dd1c2b..942dfc1 100644
--- a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
+++ b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/images/obmc-phosphor-image.bbappend
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 
 # Add gBMC update recipes
 OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " dummy-gbmc-update"
+OBMC_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL_append_gbmc = " virtual/bmc-update"