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