diff --git a/files/dhcp/90-dhcp6-systcl.conf.j2 b/files/dhcp/90-dhcp6-systcl.conf.j2
index addb946752..13ad9bead9 100644
--- a/files/dhcp/90-dhcp6-systcl.conf.j2
+++ b/files/dhcp/90-dhcp6-systcl.conf.j2
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ net.ipv6.conf.eth0.accept_ra = 0
 net.ipv6.conf.eth0.accept_ra_defrtr = 1
 net.ipv6.conf.eth0.accept_ra = 1
 {% endif %}
+net.ipv6.conf.eth0.ra_defrtr_metric=1996489704