diff --git a/external.mk b/external.mk
index 4f24ac5..1bbdbe7 100644
--- a/external.mk
+++ b/external.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ $(BR2_EXTERNAL_AIMEEOS_PATH)/boot/grub2/gen-grub-cfg.sh $(LINUX_IMAGE_NAME)
 endef
 LINUX_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += AIMEEOS_GEN_GRUB_CFG
 
+define AIMEEOS_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS
+echo uninitialized > $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/machine-id
+endef
+TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += AIMEEOS_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS
+
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT += $(BR2_EXTERNAL_AIMEEOS_PATH)/update/make-package.sh
 
 endif