diff --git a/systemd/cloud-config.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-config.service.tmpl
index 9067d6e4bc0..9713bbc9ac3 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-config.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-config.service.tmpl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Type=oneshot
 # process has completed this stage. The output from the return socket is piped
 # into a shell so that the process can send a completion message (defaults to
 # "done", otherwise includes an error message) and an exit code to systemd.
-ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | nc.openbsd -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/config.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/config-return.sock | sh'
+ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | netcat -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/config.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/config-return.sock | sh'
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-final.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-final.service.tmpl
index 9fb2f681f73..3be7c40b92f 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-final.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-final.service.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Type=oneshot
 # process has completed this stage. The output from the return socket is piped
 # into a shell so that the process can send a completion message (defaults to
 # "done", otherwise includes an error message) and an exit code to systemd.
-ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | nc.openbsd -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/final.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/final-return.sock | sh'
+ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | netcat -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/final.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/final-return.sock | sh'
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
index b0a534b8f9a..fc37c93b365 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/touch /run/cloud-init/enabled
 # process has completed this stage. The output from the return socket is piped
 # into a shell so that the process can send a completion message (defaults to
 # "done", otherwise includes an error message) and an exit code to systemd.
-ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | nc.openbsd -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/local.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/local-return.sock | sh'
+ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | netcat -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/local.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/local-return.sock | sh'
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
index 6957b39f1ee..b1037b7cc26 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Type=oneshot
 # process has completed this stage. The output from the return socket is piped
 # into a shell so that the process can send a completion message (defaults to
 # "done", otherwise includes an error message) and an exit code to systemd.
-ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | nc.openbsd -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/network.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/network-return.sock | sh'
+ExecStart=sh -c 'echo "start" | netcat -Uu -W1 /run/cloud-init/share/network.sock -s /run/cloud-init/share/network-return.sock | sh'
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0