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 f1c487dd47a..11380b4105d 100755
--- a/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
+++ b/patches/systemvm/debian/config/etc/init.d/cloud-early-config
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ setup_vpcrouter() {
   fi
 
   if [ -f /etc/hosts ]; then
-    host=`hostname -s`;
-    grep -q $host /etc/hosts || echo "127.0.0.1 $host" >> /etc/hosts;
+    grep -q $NAME /etc/hosts || echo "127.0.0.1 $NAME" >> /etc/hosts;
   fi
 
     cat > /etc/network/interfaces << EOF