diff --git a/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/module.go b/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/module.go
index de50ba900..0f136cf4e 100644
--- a/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/module.go
+++ b/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/module.go
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ func (c *ConfigureOSModule) Init() {
 		Parallel: true,
 	}
 
+	symlinkSysconf := &task.RemoteTask{
+		Name:     "SymlinkSysconf",
+		Desc:     "Create symbolic link to sysconf if non-existing",
+		Hosts:    c.Runtime.GetAllHosts(),
+		Prepare:  &kubernetes.NodeInCluster{Not: true},
+		Action:   new(SymLinkSysconf),
+		Parallel: true,
+	}
+
 	ConfigureNtpServer := &task.RemoteTask{
 		Name:  "ConfigureNtpServer",
 		Desc:  "configure the ntp server for each node",
@@ -191,6 +200,7 @@ func (c *ConfigureOSModule) Init() {
 		initOS,
 		GenerateScript,
 		ExecScript,
+		symlinkSysconf,
 		ConfigureNtpServer,
 		configureSwap,
 	}
diff --git a/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/tasks.go b/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/tasks.go
index f6ae6c8ac..d627c9d3b 100644
--- a/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/tasks.go
+++ b/cli/pkg/bootstrap/os/tasks.go
@@ -371,6 +371,35 @@ func (n *NodeExecScript) Execute(runtime connector.Runtime) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type SymLinkSysconf struct {
+	common.KubeAction
+}
+
+func (a *SymLinkSysconf) Execute(runtime connector.Runtime) error {
+	sysconfPath := "/etc/sysctl.conf"
+	sysconfSymLinkPath := "/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf"
+	linkExists, err := runtime.GetRunner().FileExist(sysconfSymLinkPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if %s exists", sysconfSymLinkPath)
+	}
+	if linkExists {
+		return nil
+	}
+	sysconfDir := filepath.Dir(sysconfSymLinkPath)
+	dirExists, err := runtime.GetRunner().DirExist(sysconfDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check if %s exists", sysconfDir)
+	}
+	if !dirExists {
+		err = runtime.GetRunner().MkDir(sysconfDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	_, err = runtime.GetRunner().SudoCmd(fmt.Sprintf("ln -s %s %s", sysconfPath, sysconfSymLinkPath), true, false)
+	return err
+}
+
 var (
 	etcdFiles = []string{
 		"/usr/local/bin/etcd",