diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate64/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate64/postinstall.sh
index a779d8cdcb3..d92e58bcdd0 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate64/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate64/postinstall.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ install_packages() {
 
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install haproxy
 
+  #32 bit architecture support:: not required for 32 bit template
+  dpkg --add-architecture i386
+  apt-get update
+  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install links:i386 libuuid1:i386
+
+
 }
 
 setup_accounts() {