diff --git a/misc/confluent-initqueue.sh.rh8 b/misc/confluent-initqueue.sh.rh8
index f6204a45..4a224b0c 100644
--- a/misc/confluent-initqueue.sh.rh8
+++ b/misc/confluent-initqueue.sh.rh8
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export root
 autoconfigmethod=$(grep ipv4_method /tmp/confluent.deploycfg)
 autoconfigmethod=${autoconfigmethod#ipv4_method: }
 if [ "$autoconfigmethod" = "dhcp" ]; then
-    echo ip=$ifname:dhcp
+    echo ip=$ifname:dhcp >>  /etc/cmdline.d/01-confluent.conf
 else
     v4addr=$(grep ^ipv4_address: /tmp/confluent.deploycfg)
     v4addr=${v4addr#ipv4_address: }