diff --git a/srcpkgs/elogind/template b/srcpkgs/elogind/template
index c8c2e31f63a..cc79a3a945d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elogind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elogind/template
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ pre_check() {
 	echo 'dummy-file' > /etc/os-release
 }
 
+post_check() {
+	rm -f /etc/machine-id /etc/os-release
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	ln -s libelogind.pc $DESTDIR/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libsystemd.pc
 	ln -s libelogind.pc $DESTDIR/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libsystemd-logind.pc