diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces b/board/common/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11029b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
+auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+
+source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
+
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces.d/.empty b/board/common/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces.d/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b