diff --git a/packaging/centos63/cloud.spec b/packaging/centos63/cloud.spec
index 87d2c1ec578..68e2c56f5bf 100644
--- a/packaging/centos63/cloud.spec
+++ b/packaging/centos63/cloud.spec
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Obsoletes: cloud-daemonize < 4.1.0
 Group:   System Environment/Libraries
 %description common
 The Apache CloudStack files shared between agent and management server
+%global __requires_exclude ^libuuid\\.so\\.1$
 
 %package agent
 Summary: CloudStack Agent for KVM hypervisors
diff --git a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
index 96b679c8955..a4f4dcc1b4c 100644
--- a/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
+++ b/packaging/centos7/cloud.spec
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Requires: python-netaddr
 Group:   System Environment/Libraries
 %description common
 The Apache CloudStack files shared between agent and management server
+%global __requires_exclude ^libuuid\\.so\\.1$
 
 %package agent
 Summary: CloudStack Agent for KVM hypervisors
diff --git a/tools/appliance/systemvmtemplate/scripts/install_systemvm_packages.sh b/tools/appliance/systemvmtemplate/scripts/install_systemvm_packages.sh
index c1c3e94e0a8..585b38d4eb0 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/systemvmtemplate/scripts/install_systemvm_packages.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/systemvmtemplate/scripts/install_systemvm_packages.sh
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ function install_packages() {
   apt-get clean
   apt-get autoclean
 
-  #32 bit architecture support:: not required for 32 bit template
+  ${apt_get} install links
+
+  #32 bit architecture support for vhd-util: not required for 32 bit template
   if [ "${arch}" != "i386" ]; then
     dpkg --add-architecture i386
     apt-get update
-    ${apt_get} install links:i386 libuuid1:i386 libc6:i386
+    ${apt_get} install libuuid1:i386 libc6:i386
   fi
 
   # Install xenserver guest utilities as debian repos don't have it