diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/post-tweaks.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/post-tweaks.sh
index 16a1edb1ff..a616984e83 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/post-tweaks.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/post-tweaks.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function post_debootstrap_tweaks() {
 	chroot_sdcard dpkg-divert --quiet --local --rename --remove /sbin/initctl
 	chroot_sdcard dpkg-divert --quiet --local --rename --remove /sbin/start-stop-daemon
 	run_host_command_logged rm -fv "${SDCARD}"/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+	display_alert "Cleaning deboostrapped resolv.conf" "info"
+	run_host_command_logged rm -fv "${SDCARD}"/etc/resolv.conf
 
 	# remove the qemu static binary
 	undeploy_qemu_binary_from_chroot "${SDCARD}"