diff --git a/images.CI/linux-and-win/build-image.ps1 b/images.CI/linux-and-win/build-image.ps1
index 1ea82791c..41d03190d 100644
--- a/images.CI/linux-and-win/build-image.ps1
+++ b/images.CI/linux-and-win/build-image.ps1
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ if (-not (Test-Path $TemplatePath))
     exit 1
 }
 
+# Set Image repository path env variable, this is a workaround for Ubuntu 22.04 until this is fixed https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/issues/11733
+$env:ImageRepositoryPath = "."
+
 $Image = [io.path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($TemplatePath)
 $TempResourceGroupName = "${ResourcesNamePrefix}_${Image}"
 $InstallPassword = [System.GUID]::NewGuid().ToString().ToUpper()
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu2204.json b/images/linux/ubuntu2204.json
index f5479e218..518eb059a 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu2204.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu2204.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         "virtual_network_subnet_name": "{{env `VNET_SUBNET`}}",
         "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{env `PRIVATE_VIRTUAL_NETWORK_WITH_PUBLIC_IP`}}",
         "allowed_inbound_ip_addresses": "{{env `AGENT_IP`}}",
+        "image_repository_path": "{{env `IMAGEREPOSITORYPATH`}}",
         "image_folder": "/imagegeneration",
         "imagedata_file": "/imagegeneration/imagedata.json",
         "installer_script_folder": "/imagegeneration/installers",
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
             "virtual_network_subnet_name": "{{user `virtual_network_subnet_name`}}",
             "private_virtual_network_with_public_ip": "{{user `private_virtual_network_with_public_ip`}}",
             "allowed_inbound_ip_addresses": "{{user `allowed_inbound_ip_addresses`}}",
-            "user_data_file": "./images/linux/scripts/base/configure-legacy-ssh.sh",
+            "user_data_file": "{{user `image_repository_path`}}/images/linux/scripts/base/configure-legacy-ssh.sh",
             "os_type": "Linux",
             "image_publisher": "canonical",
             "image_offer": "0001-com-ubuntu-server-jammy",