diff --git a/network_config.cpp b/network_config.cpp
index e83b16c..94c8eae 100644
--- a/network_config.cpp
+++ b/network_config.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
     std::ofstream filestream;
 
     filestream.open(filename);
+    // Add the following line to your phosphor-network bbappend file
+    // to control IPV6_ACCEPT_RA
+    //   EXTRA_OECONF_append = " --enable-ipv6-accept-ra=yes"
+    // If this switch is not present or set to 'no'
+    // ENABLE_IPV6_ACCEPT_RA will be undefined.
+    // The new value is only assigned on first boot, when the default
+    // file is not present, or after the default file has been
+    // manually removed.
     filestream << "[Match]\nName=" << interface <<
                 "\n[Network]\nDHCP=true\n"
 #ifdef LINK_LOCAL_AUTOCONFIGURATION
@@ -24,7 +32,12 @@
 #else
                 "LinkLocalAddressing=no\n"
 #endif
+#ifdef ENABLE_IPV6_ACCEPT_RA
+                "IPv6AcceptRA=true\n"
+#else
                 "IPv6AcceptRA=false\n"
+
+#endif
                 "[DHCP]\nClientIdentifier=mac\n";
     filestream.close();
 }