diff --git a/etc/sysconfig/network b/etc/sysconfig/network
index 89c1ea5..4de22da 100644
--- a/etc/sysconfig/network
+++ b/etc/sysconfig/network
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # DEPRECATION WARNING:
 # this file is deprecated and provided empty only for legacy init scripts which expect to find it or fail
+NETWORKING=yes