diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
index d3aefbe4788..6033402b458 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ setup_default() {
 auto lo eth0
 iface lo inet loopback
 
-iface eth0 inet dhcp
+iface eth0 inet static
 
 EOF
 }