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 13b0781ad27..25bb8b1b7ce 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ setup_vpcrouter() {
   fi
 
     cat > /etc/network/interfaces << EOF
-auto lo $1
+auto lo eth0
 iface lo inet loopback
 EOF
   setup_interface "0" $ETH0_IP $ETH0_MASK $GW