diff --git a/builder/hyperv/common/driver.go b/builder/hyperv/common/driver.go
index 571214acd2a..e968f091d46 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/common/driver.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/common/driver.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 
 	DeleteVirtualSwitch(string) error
 
-	CreateVirtualMachine(string, string, string, string, int64, int64, string, uint, bool) error
+	CreateVirtualMachine(string, string, string, string, int64, int64, bool, string, uint, bool) error
 
 	AddVirtualMachineHardDrive(string, string, string, int64, string) error
 
diff --git a/builder/hyperv/common/driver_ps_4.go b/builder/hyperv/common/driver_ps_4.go
index a6c1b73523e..ff98c277815 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/common/driver_ps_4.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/common/driver_ps_4.go
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ func (d *HypervPS4Driver) AddVirtualMachineHardDrive(vmName string, vhdFile stri
 	return hyperv.AddVirtualMachineHardDiskDrive(vmName, vhdFile, vhdName, vhdSizeBytes, controllerType)
 }
 
-func (d *HypervPS4Driver) CreateVirtualMachine(vmName string, path string, harddrivePath string, vhdPath string, ram int64, diskSize int64, switchName string, generation uint, diffDisks bool) error {
-	return hyperv.CreateVirtualMachine(vmName, path, harddrivePath, vhdPath, ram, diskSize, switchName, generation, diffDisks)
+func (d *HypervPS4Driver) CreateVirtualMachine(vmName string, path string, harddrivePath string, vhdPath string, ram int64, diskSize int64, networkLegacy bool, switchName string, generation uint, diffDisks bool) error {
+	return hyperv.CreateVirtualMachine(vmName, path, harddrivePath, vhdPath, ram, diskSize, networkLegacy, switchName, generation, diffDisks)
 }
 
 func (d *HypervPS4Driver) CloneVirtualMachine(cloneFromVmxcPath string, cloneFromVmName string, cloneFromSnapshotName string, cloneAllSnapshots bool, vmName string, path string, harddrivePath string, ram int64, switchName string) error {
diff --git a/builder/hyperv/common/step_create_vm.go b/builder/hyperv/common/step_create_vm.go
index f046d1a48bc..a950771888f 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/common/step_create_vm.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/common/step_create_vm.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type StepCreateVM struct {
 	DiskSize                       uint
 	Generation                     uint
 	Cpu                            uint
+	NetworkLegacy                  bool
 	EnableMacSpoofing              bool
 	EnableDynamicMemory            bool
 	EnableSecureBoot               bool
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *StepCreateVM) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multiste
 	ramSize := int64(s.RamSize * 1024 * 1024)
 	diskSize := int64(s.DiskSize * 1024 * 1024)
 
-	err := driver.CreateVirtualMachine(s.VMName, path, harddrivePath, vhdPath, ramSize, diskSize, s.SwitchName, s.Generation, s.DifferencingDisk)
+	err := driver.CreateVirtualMachine(s.VMName, path, harddrivePath, vhdPath, ramSize, diskSize, s.NetworkLegacy, s.SwitchName, s.Generation, s.DifferencingDisk)
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating virtual machine: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
diff --git a/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go b/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
index b92e779df36..af1d8e46dd7 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	VlanId                         string   `mapstructure:"vlan_id"`
 	Cpu                            uint     `mapstructure:"cpu"`
 	Generation                     uint     `mapstructure:"generation"`
+	NetworkLegacy                  bool     `mapstructure:"network_legacy"`
 	EnableMacSpoofing              bool     `mapstructure:"enable_mac_spoofing"`
 	EnableDynamicMemory            bool     `mapstructure:"enable_dynamic_memory"`
 	EnableSecureBoot               bool     `mapstructure:"enable_secure_boot"`
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			DiskSize:                       b.config.DiskSize,
 			Generation:                     b.config.Generation,
 			Cpu:                            b.config.Cpu,
+			NetworkLegacy:                  b.config.NetworkLegacy,
 			EnableMacSpoofing:              b.config.EnableMacSpoofing,
 			EnableDynamicMemory:            b.config.EnableDynamicMemory,
 			EnableSecureBoot:               b.config.EnableSecureBoot,
diff --git a/common/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go b/common/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
index d5b58f5db51..0930bc25920 100644
--- a/common/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
+++ b/common/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Hyper-V\Set-VMFloppyDiskDrive -VMName $vmName -Path $null
 	return err
 }
 
-func CreateVirtualMachine(vmName string, path string, harddrivePath string, vhdRoot string, ram int64, diskSize int64, switchName string, generation uint, diffDisks bool) error {
+func CreateVirtualMachine(vmName string, path string, harddrivePath string, vhdRoot string, ram int64, diskSize int64, networkLegacy bool, switchName string, generation uint, diffDisks bool) error {
 
 	if generation == 2 {
 		var script = `
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ if ($harddrivePath){
 		return DisableAutomaticCheckpoints(vmName)
 	} else {
 		var script = `
-param([string]$vmName, [string]$path, [string]$harddrivePath, [string]$vhdRoot, [long]$memoryStartupBytes, [long]$newVHDSizeBytes, [string]$switchName, [string]$diffDisks)
+param([string]$vmName, [string]$path, [string]$harddrivePath, [string]$vhdRoot, [long]$memoryStartupBytes, [long]$newVHDSizeBytes, [string]$switchName, [string]$diffDisks, [string]$networkLegacy)
 $vhdx = $vmName + '.vhdx'
 $vhdPath = Join-Path -Path $vhdRoot -ChildPath $vhdx
 if ($harddrivePath){
@@ -227,9 +227,14 @@ if ($harddrivePath){
 } else {
 	Hyper-V\New-VM -Name $vmName -Path $path -MemoryStartupBytes $memoryStartupBytes -NewVHDPath $vhdPath -NewVHDSizeBytes $newVHDSizeBytes -SwitchName $switchName
 }
+if ($networkLegacy -eq "true") {
+	$VMNetAdapter = Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName $vmName
+	Remove-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName $vmName -Name $VMNetAdapter.Name
+	Add-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName $vmName -IsLegacy $true -Name $VMNetAdapter.Name -SwitchName $switchName
+}
 `
 		var ps powershell.PowerShellCmd
-		if err := ps.Run(script, vmName, path, harddrivePath, vhdRoot, strconv.FormatInt(ram, 10), strconv.FormatInt(diskSize, 10), switchName, strconv.FormatBool(diffDisks)); err != nil {
+		if err := ps.Run(script, vmName, path, harddrivePath, vhdRoot, strconv.FormatInt(ram, 10), strconv.FormatInt(diskSize, 10), switchName, strconv.FormatBool(diffDisks), strconv.FormatBool(networkLegacy)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/hyperv-iso.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/hyperv-iso.html.md
index e1454fea7fe..655c9c28066 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/hyperv-iso.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/hyperv-iso.html.md
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ can be configured for this builder.
 -   `skip_export` (boolean) - If true skips VM export. If you are interested only in the vhd/vhdx files, you can enable this option. This will create
     inline disks which improves the build performance. There will not be any copying of source vhds to temp directory. This defauls to false.
     
+-   `network_legacy` (boolean) - If true removes the network adapter created by default and adds a legacy one with the same name.
+    This defaults to false.
+
 -   `enable_dynamic_memory` (boolean) - If true enable dynamic memory for virtual machine.
     This defaults to false.