diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
index 20e756bbb78..e2b1ac14f81 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/cloud-prepare-upgrade.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ do
 done
 
 
+# propagates local link network
+local_networkname="cloud_link_local_network"
+local_network=$(xe network-list name-label=$local_networkname --minimal)
+for dom0 in $(xe vm-list is-control-domain=true | grep ^uuid | awk '{print $NF}')
+do
+  local_vif=$(xe vif-list vm-uuid=$dom0 network-name-label=$local_networkname | grep ^uuid | awk '{print $NF}')
+  if [ -z $local_vif ]; then
+      local_vif=$(xe vif-create network-uuid=$local_network vm-uuid=$dom0 device=0)
+      xe vif-plug uuid=$local_vif
+  fi
+done
+
+
 
 # fake PV for PV VM