diff --git a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
index 631ad37720..eb6b1fee02 100644
--- a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
@@ -768,6 +768,15 @@ You can pass extra kernel parameters with -append, for example:
 When using -nographic or -serial you must also enable the serial console:
   ./$(basename "${script}") -nographic -append 'console=ttyS0,115200n8'
 EOF
+    local packetipxe="$(_dst_dir)/flatcar_production_packet.ipxe"
+    cat > "$packetipxe" <<EOF
+#!ipxe
+
+kernel flatcar_production_pxe.vmlinuz initrd=flatcar_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz flatcar.first_boot=1 flatcar.oem.id=packet console=ttyS1,115200n8 flatcar.autologin
+initrd flatcar_production_pxe_image.cpio.gz
+boot
+EOF
+    VM_GENERATED_FILES+=( "$packetipxe" )
 }
 
 _write_iso_conf() {