diff --git a/ignition-suse-generator b/ignition-suse-generator
index cf89f83..360a114 100644
--- a/ignition-suse-generator
+++ b/ignition-suse-generator
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${PLATFORM_ID}" ]; then
-    platform="$(systemd-detect-virt)"
+    platform="$(systemd-detect-virt || true)"
     case "${platform}" in
         *vmware*)     platform="vmware" ;;
         *oracle*)     platform="virtualbox" ;;
diff --git a/ignition.changes b/ignition.changes
index de40eaa..4b0baa0 100644
--- a/ignition.changes
+++ b/ignition.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 21 14:33:48 UTC 2021 - Ignaz Forster <iforster@suse.com>
+
+- Ignore error return code if no virtualization environment
+  detected. [bsc#1188479]
+  This makes it possible to use Ignition also on bare metal (e.g.
+  when dumping images directly to disk) without adding a
+  ignition.platform.id parameter.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul  8 10:47:50 UTC 2021 - Ignaz Forster <iforster@suse.com>