diff --git a/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/0003-Override-docker-registry-service.patch b/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/0003-Override-docker-registry-service.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..997c16738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/0003-Override-docker-registry-service.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From ec4d2b9704df16e3ffe4256b3eae6b7bd8d25807 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Charles Short <charles.short@windriver.com>
+Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 13:33:26 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Override docker-registry service
+
+Prevent the docker-registry from starting when package is installed.
+
+Signed-off-by: Charles Short <charles.short@windriver.com>
+---
+ debian/rules | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
+index 8383ccd..f02c9ef 100755
+--- a/debian/rules
++++ b/debian/rules
+@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ override_dh_auto_test:
+ 	# health/checks hit the internet, and thus fail
+ 	#DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES='distribution/registry/handlers health/checks' dh_auto_test -- -test.short
+ 
++override_dh_installsystemd:
++	dh_installsystemd -p docker-registry --no-start docker-registry.service
++
+ %:
+ 	dh $@ --buildsystem=golang --with=golang
++
+-- 
+2.30.2
+
diff --git a/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/series b/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/series
index c3f7c55b9..4906314e1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/series
+++ b/kubernetes/docker-distribution/debian/deb_patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0001-update-paths-and-service.patch
 0002-no-gecos.patch
+0003-Override-docker-registry-service.patch