diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 12684083..74fc91e6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.656) focal; urgency=medium
+
+  [ David Krauser ]
+  * Safely set /etc/resolv.conf to an empty file in buildd images
+
+ -- Robert C Jennings <robert.jennings@canonical.com>  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:56:13 -0500
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.655) focal; urgency=medium
 
   * minimized: reinstall packages one by one, instead of all of them
diff --git a/live-build/buildd/hooks/49-empty-resolv-conf.binary b/live-build/buildd/hooks/49-empty-resolv-conf.binary
index df4a9b9a..a6f97526 100755
--- a/live-build/buildd/hooks/49-empty-resolv-conf.binary
+++ b/live-build/buildd/hooks/49-empty-resolv-conf.binary
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-chroot chroot truncate -s 0 /etc/resolv.conf
+#!/bin/sh -e
+chroot chroot rm /etc/resolv.conf
+chroot chroot touch /etc/resolv.conf