diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-manager/timemanager-default-HOST-MANUAL.override.yml b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-manager/timemanager-default-HOST-MANUAL.override.yml
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+++ b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-manager/timemanager-default-HOST-MANUAL.override.yml
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+---
+/xyz/openbmc_project/time/sync_method:
+  - Interface: xyz.openbmc_project.Time.Synchronization
+    Properties:
+        TimeSyncMethod:
+            Default: Synchronization::Method::Manual
diff --git a/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-manager_%.bbappend b/meta-google/recipes-phosphor/settings/phosphor-settings-manager_%.bbappend
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+#Override the default time settings from BMC/NTP to Host/Manual, so that host
+#can set BMC time via an IPMI command.
+
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_append_gbmc := ":${THISDIR}/${PN}"
+SRC_URI_append_gbmc = " file://timemanager-default-HOST-MANUAL.override.yml"