diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
index 2869c95ce..bd435fd04 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/sles/genimage
@@ -1394,11 +1394,12 @@ sub generic_post { # This function is meant to leave the image in a state approx
     open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/resolv.conf");
     print $cfgfile "#Dummy resolv.conf to make boot cleaner";
     close($cfgfile);
-    if ($prinic) {
-      open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-$prinic");
-      print $cfgfile "ONBOOT=yes\nBOOTPROTO=dhcp\nDEVICE=$prinic\nSTARTMODE=auto\n";
-      close($cfgfile);
-    }
+    #this code breaks statelite  see defect 3324448
+   # if ($prinic) {
+   #   open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-$prinic");
+   #   print $cfgfile "ONBOOT=yes\nBOOTPROTO=dhcp\nDEVICE=$prinic\nSTARTMODE=auto\n";
+   #   close($cfgfile);
+   # }
 
     foreach (split /,/,$othernics) {
         next if (/^$/);