diff --git a/export-image/05-finalise/01-run.sh b/export-image/05-finalise/01-run.sh
index 860b97f..79a01e2 100755
--- a/export-image/05-finalise/01-run.sh
+++ b/export-image/05-finalise/01-run.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}"/usr/share/icons/*/icon-theme.cache
 
 rm -f "${ROOTFS_DIR}/var/lib/dbus/machine-id"
 
-true > "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/machine-id"
+echo "uninitialized" > "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/machine-id"
 
 ln -nsf /proc/mounts "${ROOTFS_DIR}/etc/mtab"