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 2d655d5d480..e5f68dc3ac3 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ setup_interface() {
 }
 
 enable_fwding() {
+  local enabled=$1
   log_it "cloud: enable_fwding = $1"
   log_it "enable_fwding = $1"
   echo "$1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward