diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dac7eb28..5cedf010 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (25.04.12) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Stop producing a rootfs tarball for the ubuntu-mini-iso builds.
+
+ -- Michael Hudson-Doyle <michael.hudson@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:20:05 +1300
+
 livecd-rootfs (25.04.11) plucky; urgency=medium
 
   [ Heinrich Schuchardt ]
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 3e4e976c..bf8c314a 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -444,17 +444,19 @@ case $IMAGEFORMAT in
 		PREINSTALLED=true
 		;;
 	plain)
+		fs=$IMAGEFORMAT
 		case $PROJECT:${SUBPROJECT:-} in
 			ubuntu-server:live|ubuntu-core-installer:*)
-	                        touch config/universe-enabled
+				touch config/universe-enabled
 				;;
 			ubuntu-mini-iso:)
+				fs=none
 				;;
 			*)
 				PREINSTALLED=true
 				;;
 		esac
-		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--initramfs none --chroot-filesystem $IMAGEFORMAT"
+		OPTS="${OPTS:+$OPTS }--initramfs none --chroot-filesystem $fs"
 		;;
 
 	ubuntu-image)