diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager_%.bbappend
index 9b6d5c0..c8d7600 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/flash/phosphor-software-manager_%.bbappend
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 # Enable Side Switch Boot
 PACKAGECONFIG:append:p10bmc = " side_switch_on_boot"
 
+# Set BMC Minimum Ship Level version format
+EXTRA_OEMESON:append:p10bmc = " -Dregex-bmc-msl='([a-z]+[0-9]{2})+([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+)'"
+