diff --git a/ansible/roles/eos/files/rc.eos b/ansible/roles/eos/files/rc.eos
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e640eed2272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/eos/files/rc.eos
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo '# Disable IPv6 DAD' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo 'net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_dad = 0' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo 'net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_dad = 0' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+/sbin/sysctl -p
diff --git a/ansible/roles/eos/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/eos/tasks/main.yml
index 50a148ac7be..3d7f2bc3e6c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/eos/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/eos/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
   with_items: properties_list
   when: hostname in configuration and configuration_properties[item] is defined
 
+- name: copy rc.eos
+  copy: src=rc.eos
+        dest=/mnt/flash/rc.eos
+  when: hostname in configuration
+  notify:
+    - Update VM state
+
 - name: copy boot-config
   copy: src=boot-config
         dest=/mnt/flash/boot-config