diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control.bb
index d03601f..e1823fe 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control.bb
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
                phosphor-dbus-interfaces \
                "
 
+EXTRA_OECONF_append = "${@bb.utils.contains('OBMC_MACHINE_FEATURES', 'i2c-occ', ' --enable-i2c-occ', '', d)}"
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"