diff --git a/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_aws/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_aws/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3be4b8dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_aws/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf
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+# Kubernetes AWS settings
+
+# Issue #23395
+net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1=0
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diff --git a/upup/models/nodeup/docker/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-ip_forward.conf.meta b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_aws/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf.meta
similarity index 100%
rename from upup/models/nodeup/docker/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-ip_forward.conf.meta
rename to upup/models/nodeup/networking/_aws/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf.meta
diff --git a/upup/models/nodeup/docker/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-ip_forward.conf b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from upup/models/nodeup/docker/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-ip_forward.conf
rename to upup/models/nodeup/networking/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf
diff --git a/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf.meta b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7301e8af13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upup/models/nodeup/networking/_gce/files/etc/sysctl.d/99-k8s-networking.conf.meta
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+{
+  "onChangeExecute": [ "sysctl", "--system" ]
+}
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