diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index e2995dc..3c3dbac 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/systemd/network/default.network"
 FILES_${PN} += "${systemd_system_unitdir}/obmc-standby.target"
 
+EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-hwdb"
+
 do_install_append() {
         install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/default.network ${D}${libdir}/systemd/network/
         install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/obmc-standby.target ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}