diff --git a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/patchsystemvm.sh b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/patchsystemvm.sh
index 234c56940a6..70e7dce752e 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/patchsystemvm.sh
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/patchsystemvm.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ dhcpsrvr_svcs() {
    echo "cloud nfs-common haproxy portmap" > /var/cache/cloud/disabled_svcs
 }
 
+enable_pcihotplug() {
+   sed -i -e "/acpiphp/d" /etc/modules
+   sed -i -e "/pci_hotplug/d" /etc/modules
+   echo acpiphp >> /etc/modules
+   echo pci_hotplug >> /etc/modules
+}
+
 CMDLINE=$(cat /var/cache/cloud/cmdline)
 TYPE="router"
 PATCH_MOUNT=$1
@@ -101,6 +108,8 @@ fi
 #empty known hosts
 echo "" > /root/.ssh/known_hosts
 
+enable_pcihotplug
+
 if [ "$TYPE" == "router" ]
 then
   routing_svcs