diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3975252a..bcdc9989 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.533) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Robert C Jennings ]
   * ubuntu-cpc: Remove git-man for minimized images 
+  * Disable checksum generation
 
   [ Colin Watson ]
   * live-build/auto/config: Drop "lp-*" hostname filter for Launchpad
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index bd25e49f..821977df 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ lb config noauto \
 	--initsystem none \
 	--bootloader "$BOOTLOADER" \
 	${INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION:+--initramfs-compression "$INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION"} \
+	--checksums none \
 	--cache false \
 	${BOOTAPPEND_LIVE:+--bootappend-live "$BOOTAPPEND_LIVE"} \
 	$OPTS \