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 311a22ec0c4..d67215c6d02 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
 
+# Fix haproxy directory issue
+mkdir -p /var/lib/haproxy
+
 [ -x /sbin/ifup ] || exit 0
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions