diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/afterburn/files/coreos-metadata.service b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/afterburn/files/coreos-metadata.service
index 439a48bf1a..facc01224d 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/afterburn/files/coreos-metadata.service
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/coreos-base/afterburn/files/coreos-metadata.service
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ ConditionKernelCommandLine=|flatcar.oem.id=hetzner
 
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=|flatcar.oem.id=kubevirt
 
+ConditionKernelCommandLine=|flatcar.oem.id=akamai
+
 Description=Flatcar Metadata Agent
 
 [Service]