diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/80-net-name-slot.rules b/xCAT-genesis-builder/80-net-name-slot.rules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5f1b3885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/80-net-name-slot.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
+
+ACTION!="add", GOTO="net_name_slot_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="net", GOTO="net_name_slot_end"
+NAME!="", GOTO="net_name_slot_end"
+
+IMPORT{cmdline}="net.ifnames"
+ENV{net.ifnames}=="0", GOTO="net_name_slot_end"
+
+NAME=="", ENV{ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD}!="", NAME="$env{ID_NET_NAME_ONBOARD}"
+NAME=="", ENV{ID_NET_NAME_SLOT}!="", NAME="$env{ID_NET_NAME_SLOT}"
+NAME=="", ENV{ID_NET_NAME_PATH}!="", NAME="$env{ID_NET_NAME_PATH}"
+
+LABEL="net_name_slot_end"
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm b/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
index 28f3985aa..45de0953a 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-builder/buildrpm
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ for d in `echo $PERL_LIB_DIR`; do
     fi
 done
 
+# create the predictable naming for nics
+LIB_UDEV_RULES="/lib/udev/rules.d/"
+cp $DRACUTMODDIR/80-net-name-slot.rules /tmp/xcatgenesis.$$/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/genesis/$BUILDARCH/fs/lib/udev/rules.d/ 
+
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "ERROR - expanding the initramfs, please correct the issues and try again"
     exit 1