diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/suse/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/suse/genimage
index 03bf752d4..1152a297e 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/suse/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/suse/genimage
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ if($ret > 0) {
 }
 
 mkinitrd();
-
+}
 
 sub getlibs {
 	my $file = shift;
@@ -763,9 +763,10 @@ sub generic_post { #This function is meant to leave the image in a state approxi
    open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/resolv.conf");
    print $cfgfile "#Dummy resolv.conf to make boot cleaner";
    close($cfgfile);
-   open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$prinic");
-   print $cfgfile "ONBOOT=yes\nBOOTPROTO=dhcp\nDEVICE=$prinic\n";
-   close($cfgfile);
+   #this code breaks statelite  see defect 3324448
+   #open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$prinic");
+   #print $cfgfile "ONBOOT=yes\nBOOTPROTO=dhcp\nDEVICE=$prinic\n";
+   #close($cfgfile);
    foreach (split /,/,$othernics) {
       if (/^$/) { next; }
       open($cfgfile,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-$_");