diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/mkhyperv b/xCAT/postscripts/mkhyperv
index f58213a92..d731bbbd7 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/mkhyperv
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/mkhyperv
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ TYPE=Bridge
 ONBOOT=yes
 BOOTPROTO=dhcp
 PEERDNS=yes
+DELAY=0
 EOF
 
 #disabled networking code in init.d/kvm