diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.dnf b/stages/org.osbuild.dnf
index 4ef8e2c0..8fe6e0c1 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.dnf
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.dnf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-
+import contextlib
 import hashlib
 import json
 import os
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ def main(tree, options):
         machine_id_file.unlink()
         machine_id_file.touch()
 
+    # remove random seed from the tree if exists
+    with contextlib.suppress(FileNotFoundError):
+        os.unlink(f"{tree}/var/lib/systemd/random-seed")
+
     return 0