diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_acpid.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_acpid.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70abe30bfc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/configure_acpid.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+fix_acpid() {
+  # Fix acpid
+  mkdir -p /etc/acpi/events
+  cat >> /etc/acpi/events/power << EOF
+event=button/power.*
+action=/usr/local/sbin/power.sh "%e"
+EOF
+  cat >> /usr/local/sbin/power.sh << EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+/sbin/poweroff
+EOF
+  chmod a+x /usr/local/sbin/power.sh
+}
+
+fix_acpid
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
index be0b4036ce0..a2eb82bec6b 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/definition.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config = {
         'configure_locale.sh',
         'configure_login.sh',
         'postinstall.sh',
+        'configure_acpid.sh',
         'cleanup.sh',
         'configure_networking.sh',
         'zerodisk.sh'
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index 893b5214fb1..f2ce1ae6d74 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -116,20 +116,6 @@ nameserver 8.8.4.4
 EOF
 }
 
-fix_acpid() {
-  # Fix acpid
-  mkdir -p /etc/acpi/events
-  cat >> /etc/acpi/events/power << EOF
-event=button/power.*
-action=/usr/local/sbin/power.sh "%e"
-EOF
-  cat >> /usr/local/sbin/power.sh << EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-/sbin/poweroff
-EOF
-  chmod a+x /usr/local/sbin/power.sh
-}
-
 fix_hostname() {
   # Fix hostname in openssh-server generated keys
   sed -i "s/root@\(.*\)$/root@$HOSTNAME/g" /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*.pub
@@ -164,7 +150,6 @@ EOF
 
 do_fixes() {
   fix_nameserver
-  fix_acpid
   fix_hostname
   fix_conntrackd
   fix_vhdutil