diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index af2c96d6..a22ec923 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.55) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Build Lubuntu with --no-install-recommends, to match its seed structure
+    (LP: #918401).
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:14:18 +0000
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.54) precise; urgency=low
 
   * Remove the x-loader packages from omap and omap4 flavours, as they
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 533f0e05..7e0cca18 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ case $PROJECT in
 		add_task install minimal standard lubuntu-desktop
 		LIVE_TASK='lubuntu-live'
 		COMPONENTS='main restricted universe multiverse'
+
+		# The Lubuntu STRUCTURE file has "feature
+		# no-follow-recommends".  Mirror this.
+		export APT_OPTIONS="--yes --no-install-recommends"
 		;;
 
 	ubuntustudio-dvd)