diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
index 491186f4ec8..4eaecd45f77 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/root/edithosts.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if [ $no_dhcp_release -eq 0 ]
 then
   #release previous dhcp lease if present
   logger -t cloud "edithosts: releasing $ipv4"
-  dhcp_release eth0 $ip $(grep $ip $DHCP_LEASES | awk '{print $2}') > /dev/null 2>&1
+  dhcp_release eth0 $ipv4 $(grep $ipv4 $DHCP_LEASES | awk '{print $2}') > /dev/null 2>&1
   logger -t cloud "edithosts: released $ipv4"
 fi