diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.chroot.ubuntu-server-minimal.ubuntu-server.installer/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journald.service.d/no-compact.conf b/live-build/ubuntu-server/includes.chroot.ubuntu-server-minimal.ubuntu-server.installer/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journald.service.d/no-compact.conf
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+# systemd in 23.04+ uses a newer "compact" format by default which is not
+# understood by the systemd libraries from jammy used in the subiquity snap.
+[Service]
+Environment="SYSTEMD_JOURNAL_COMPACT=0"