diff --git a/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 4f6f04dd4d7..01606c72a0d 100644
--- a/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/opensuse/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # WARNING: if this script is changed, then all other initscripts MUST BE changed to match it as well
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
-. /etc/default/rcS
+. /etc/rc.status
 
 whatami=cloud-agent
 
diff --git a/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 4f6f04dd4d7..01606c72a0d 100644
--- a/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/sles/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # WARNING: if this script is changed, then all other initscripts MUST BE changed to match it as well
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
-. /etc/default/rcS
+. /etc/rc.status
 
 whatami=cloud-agent