diff --git a/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/0006-Use-prefix_len-for-default-routes.patch b/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/0006-Use-prefix_len-for-default-routes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca4cf15ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/0006-Use-prefix_len-for-default-routes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From c26d6507ef7db08738073b8b11ff5ce4c2851c32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andre Kantek <andrefernandozanella.kantek@windriver.com>
+Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:10:11 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Use prefix_len for default routes
+
+Signed-off-by: Andre Fernando Zanella Kantek <AndreFernandoZanella.Kantek@windriver.com>
+---
+ lib/puppet/provider/network_route/routes.rb | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/network_route/routes.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/network_route/routes.rb
+index 0874b1d..ec2d1fe 100644
+--- a/lib/puppet/provider/network_route/routes.rb
++++ b/lib/puppet/provider/network_route/routes.rb
+@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:network_route).provide(:routes) do
+       if route[0] == 'default'
+         name = 'default'
+         route_hash[name][:network] = 'default'
+-        route_hash[name][:netmask] = '0.0.0.0'
++        route_hash[name][:netmask] = '0'
+       else
+         # use the CIDR version of the target as :name
+         name = "#{route[0]}/#{IPAddr.new(route[1]).to_i.to_s(2).count('1')}"
+@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:network_route).provide(:routes) do
+       raise Puppet::Error, "#{provider.name} is missing the required parameter 'gateway'." if provider.gateway.nil?
+       raise Puppet::Error, "#{provider.name} is missing the required parameter 'interface'." if provider.interface.nil?
+ 
+-      netmask = (provider.name == 'default' ? '0.0.0.0' : provider.netmask)
++      netmask = (provider.name == 'default' ? '0' : provider.netmask)
+ 
+       contents << "#{provider.network} #{netmask} #{provider.gateway} #{provider.interface}"
+       contents << (provider.options == :absent ? "\n" : " #{provider.options}\n")
+-- 
+2.17.1
+
diff --git a/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/series b/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/series
index 3883cb55a..363e9edde 100644
--- a/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/series
+++ b/config/puppet-modules/puppet-network/debian/deb_folder/patches/series
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 0002-set-provider-mode-when-formatting-interfaces-file.patch
 0003-set-routes-file-to-var-run-network-scripts.puppet.patch
 0004-Save-dir-path-variable-with-distinct-names.patch
-0005-Add-options-content-to-routes-file.patch
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+0005-Add-options-content-to-routes-file.patch
+0006-Use-prefix_len-for-default-routes.patch
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diff --git a/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/0004-Handle-default-route-creation.patch b/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/0004-Handle-default-route-creation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c76861a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/0004-Handle-default-route-creation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+From 946aea4142d5d0acea03c3f72509fd2285f7f73f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andre Kantek <andrefernandozanella.kantek@windriver.com>
+Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:02:35 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Handle default route creation
+
+Signed-off-by: Andre Kantek <andrefernandozanella.kantek@windriver.com>
+---
+ debian/ifupdown-extra.networking-routes.init | 34 ++++++++++++++------
+ if-up-scripts/static-routes                  | 30 ++++++++++++-----
+ 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/debian/ifupdown-extra.networking-routes.init b/debian/ifupdown-extra.networking-routes.init
+index db1254d..e9097d1 100755
+--- a/debian/ifupdown-extra.networking-routes.init
++++ b/debian/ifupdown-extra.networking-routes.init
+@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ function get_prefix_length {
+     fi
+ }
+ 
++# if route is default, remove prefix_len
++function get_linux_network {
++    network=$1
++    netmask=$2
++    local prefix_len
++    local linux_network
++    prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++    linux_network="${network}${prefix_len}"
++    if [ "${network}" == "default" ]; then
++        linux_network="${network}"
++    fi
++    echo "${linux_network}"
++}
++
+ # Functions to read the route file and process it
+ 
+ 
+@@ -118,19 +132,19 @@ del_global_routes() {
+ 	cat $ROUTEFILE | egrep "^[^#].*$" | 
+ 	while read network netmask gateway interface ; do
+             if [ -n "$interface" ] && [ -n "$network" ] && [ -n "$netmask" ] && [ -n "$gateway" ] ; then
+-                local prefix_len
+-                prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++                local linux_network
++                linux_network=$(get_linux_network ${network} ${netmask})
+                 if [ "$gateway" != "reject" ] ; then
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Deleting global route for $network / $netmask through gateway $gateway"
+                     if [ "$interface" != "any" ] ; then
+-                        run_route del ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
++                        run_route del ${linux_network} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
+                     else
+-                        run_route del ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway}
++                        run_route del ${linux_network} via ${gateway}
+                     fi
+                     [ $? -ne 0 ] && ret=$?
+                 else
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Deleting reject route for $network / $netmask"
+-                    run_route del ${network}${prefix_len} reject
++                    run_route del ${linux_network} reject
+                     [ $? -ne 0 ] && ret=$?
+                 fi
+ 
+@@ -147,19 +161,19 @@ add_global_routes() {
+ 	cat $ROUTEFILE | egrep "^[^#].*$" | 
+ 	while read network netmask gateway interface ; do
+             if [ -n "$interface" ] && [ -n "$network" ] && [ -n "$netmask" ] && [ -n "$gateway" ] ; then
+-                local prefix_len
+-                prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++                local linux_network
++                linux_network=$(get_linux_network ${network} ${netmask})
+                 if [ "$gateway" != "reject" ] ; then
+ 		    [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Adding global route for $network / $netmask through gateway $gateway"
+                     if [ "$interface" != "any" ] ; then
+-                        run_route add ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
++                        run_route add ${linux_network} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
+                     else
+-                        run_route add ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway}
++                        run_route add ${linux_network} via ${gateway}
+                     fi
+                     [ $? -ne 0 ] && ret=$?
+                 else
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Adding global reject route for $network / $netmask"
+-                    run_route add ${network}${prefix_len} reject
++                    run_route add ${linux_network} reject
+                     [ $? -ne 0 ] && ret=$?
+                 fi
+ 
+diff --git a/if-up-scripts/static-routes b/if-up-scripts/static-routes
+index 867303d..1341f43 100755
+--- a/if-up-scripts/static-routes
++++ b/if-up-scripts/static-routes
+@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ function get_prefix_length {
+     fi
+ }
+ 
++# if route is default, remove prefix_len
++function get_linux_network {
++    network=$1
++    netmask=$2
++    local prefix_len
++    local linux_network
++    prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++    linux_network="${network}${prefix_len}"
++    if [ "${network}" == "default" ]; then
++        linux_network="${network}"
++    fi
++    echo "${linux_network}"
++}
++
+ del_static_routes() {
+ 	# NOTE: We actually don't have to remove routes if downing an interface
+ 	# since they will be removed nevertheless. In any case, this 
+@@ -93,14 +107,14 @@ del_static_routes() {
+ 	cat $ROUTEFILE | egrep "^[^#].*[[:space:]]${IFACE}[[:space:]]*$" | 
+ 	while read network netmask gateway interface ; do
+             if [ -n "$interface" ] && [ -n "$network" ] && [ -n "$netmask" ] && [ -n "$gateway" ] ; then
+-                local prefix_len
+-                prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++                local linux_network
++                linux_network=$(get_linux_network ${network} ${netmask})
+                 if [ "$gateway" != "reject" ] ; then
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Deleting route for $network / $netmask through gateway $gateway at $interface"
+-                    ip route del ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
++                    ip route del ${linux_network} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
+                 else
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Deleting reject route for $network / $netmask when bringing up $interface"
+-                    ip route del ${network}${prefix_len} reject
++                    ip route del ${linux_network} reject
+                 fi
+ 
+             else
+@@ -113,14 +127,14 @@ add_static_routes() {
+ 	cat $ROUTEFILE | egrep "^[^#].*[[:space:]]${IFACE}[[:space:]]*$" | 
+ 	while read network netmask gateway interface ; do
+             if [ -n "$interface" ] && [ -n "$network" ] && [ -n "$netmask" ] && [ -n "$gateway" ] ; then
+-                local prefix_len
+-                prefix_len=$(get_prefix_length ${netmask})
++                local linux_network
++                linux_network=$(get_linux_network ${network} ${netmask})
+                 if [ "$gateway" != "reject" ] && [ "$gateway" != "blackhole" ] ; then
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Adding route for $network / $netmask through gateway $gateway at $interface"
+-                    ip route add ${network}${prefix_len} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
++                    ip route add ${linux_network} via ${gateway} dev ${interface}
+                 else
+                     [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 1 ] && echo "DEBUG: Adding reject/blackhole route for $network / $netmask when bringing up $interface"
+-                    ip route add blackhole ${network}${prefix_len}
++                    ip route add blackhole ${linux_network}
+                 fi
+ 
+             else
+-- 
+2.17.1
+
diff --git a/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/series b/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/series
index 0f8624545..20194697b 100644
--- a/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/series
+++ b/networking/ifupdown-extra/debian/deb_patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 0001-Accept-netmask-or-prefix-length-on-etc-network-route.patch
 0002-Install-00check-network-cable-in-the-correct-spot.patch
 0003-ignore-IFACE-all-for-ifupdown-scripts.patch
+0004-Handle-default-route-creation.patch
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