diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/package-installs.yaml
index ad868c0aa..123403475 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/package-installs.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ network-scripts:
   when: DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER = 0
 NetworkManager:
   when: DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER != 0
+NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh:
+  when: DIB_SIMPLE_INIT_NETWORKMANAGER != 0
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/pkg-map b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/pkg-map
index 72f2d8eb4..5f7c5069b 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/pkg-map
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/simple-init/pkg-map
@@ -24,9 +24,20 @@
        "network-scripts": "network-scripts"
     }
   },
+  "release": {
+    "fedora": {
+       "36": {
+         "NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh": "NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh"
+       },
+       "37": {
+         "NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh": "NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh"
+       }
+    }
+  },
   "default": {
     "dhcp-client": "isc-dhcp-client",
     "ifupdown": "",
-    "network-scripts": ""
+    "network-scripts": "",
+    "NetworkManager-initscripts-ifcfg-rh": ""
   }
 }