diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 251c5c9..5ec449b 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ echo FONT="eurlatgr.psfu" >> /etc/vconsole.conf
 # prepare for setting root pw, timezone
 #--------------------------------------
 echo "** reset machine settings"
-rm -f /etc/machine-id \
-      /var/lib/zypp/AnonymousUniqueId \
-      /var/lib/systemd/random-seed \
-      /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+rm -f /var/lib/zypp/AnonymousUniqueId \
+      /var/lib/systemd/random-seed
 
 #======================================
 # Specify default systemd target
diff --git a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
index 5695460..f7ac81f 100644
--- a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
+++ b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 18 11:20:51 UTC 2021 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Don't delete /etc/machine-id (see gh#OSInside/kiwi#1650)
+- Also don't delete the dbus machine-id, it's a symlink
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  7 13:19:01 UTC 2021 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>