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 4b3cb5f7013..187ae25c40c 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ setup_sshd(){
   local ip=$1
   local eth=$2
   [ -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config ] && sed -i -e "s/^[#]*ListenAddress.*$/ListenAddress $ip/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-  sed -i "/3922/s/eth./$eth/" /etc/iptables/rules
+  sed -i "/3922/s/eth./$eth/" /etc/iptables/rules.v4
 }