diff --git a/80-rhel/runtime-postinstall.tmpl b/80-rhel/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
index 1d019d1..6894735 100644
--- a/80-rhel/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
+++ b/80-rhel/runtime-postinstall.tmpl
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ symlink ../run/install mnt/install
 append etc/depmod.d/dd.conf "search updates built-in"
 
 ## create multipath.conf so multipath gets auto-started
-append etc/multipath.conf "defaults {\n\tfind_multipaths yes\n\tuser_friendly_names yes\n}\n"
+append etc/multipath.conf "defaults {\n\tfind_multipaths smart\n\tuser_friendly_names yes\n}\n"
 
 ## make lvm auto-activate
 remove etc/lvm/archive/*