diff --git a/recipes-core/images/eval-image-template.inc
b/recipes-core/images/eval-image-template.inc
index 48bfc01..86b761d 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/eval-image-template.inc
+++ b/recipes-core/images/eval-image-template.inc
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL += "expand-on-first-boot"

 WIC_IMAGER_INSTALL += "btrfs-progs"
 WIC_DEPLOY_PARTITIONS = "0"
+
+rootfs_install_sstate_prepare() {
+       true
+}