diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_%.bbappend
index 38fbd71..45678d9 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/phosphor-ipmi-host_%.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 DEPENDS:append:ibm-ac-server = " acx22-yaml-config"
 DEPENDS:append:mihawk = " acx22-yaml-config"
 
+# host watchdog does not work with witherspoon-tacoma host firmware
+RDEPENDS:${PN}:remove:witherspoon-tacoma = "virtual/obmc-watchdog"
+
 EXTRA_OECONF:ibm-ac-server = " \
     SENSOR_YAML_GEN=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}/acx22-yaml-config/ipmi-sensors.yaml \
     INVSENSOR_YAML_GEN=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}/acx22-yaml-config/ipmi-inventory-sensors.yaml \
@@ -10,4 +13,4 @@
     SENSOR_YAML_GEN=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}/acx22-yaml-config/ipmi-sensors.yaml \
     INVSENSOR_YAML_GEN=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}/acx22-yaml-config/ipmi-inventory-sensors.yaml \
     FRU_YAML_GEN=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}/acx22-yaml-config/ipmi-fru-read.yaml \
-    "
\ No newline at end of file
+    "