diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel85/stage_options.go b/internal/distro/rhel85/stage_options.go
index ba4b02754..9ae5b64a9 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel85/stage_options.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel85/stage_options.go
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ func ostreeConfigStageOptions(repo string, readOnly bool) *osbuild.OSTreeConfigS
 		Repo: repo,
 		Config: &osbuild.OSTreeConfig{
 			Sysroot: &osbuild.SysrootOptions{
-				ReadOnly: common.BoolToPtr(readOnly),
+				ReadOnly:   common.BoolToPtr(readOnly),
+				Bootloader: "none",
 			},
 		},
 	}