diff --git a/release/tools/openstack.conf b/release/tools/openstack.conf
index faa6ee245410..b43ad76b6da2 100644
--- a/release/tools/openstack.conf
+++ b/release/tools/openstack.conf
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 export VM_EXTRA_PACKAGES="net/cloud-init"
 
 # Set to a list of third-party software to enable in rc.conf(5).
-export VM_RC_LIST="#cloudinit"
+export VM_RC_LIST="cloudinit"