diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 57a1b80f..8bfd1892 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (1.103) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * make sure there is no old squashfs around before attempting to squash a
+    new one.
+
+ -- Oliver Grawert <ogra@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:27:50 +0100
+
 livecd-rootfs (1.102) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * Don't output a newline in filesystem.size.
diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index 6645b7c9..0260edba 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ Pin-Priority: 550
       : > livecd.${FSS}.sort
     fi
 
+    # make sure there is no old squashfs idling around
+    rm -f livecd.${FSS}.squashfs
+
     mksquashfs ${ROOT} livecd.${FSS}.squashfs -sort livecd.${FSS}.sort
     chmod 644 livecd.${FSS}.squashfs
   }