diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 64b7f144..331db9cb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.525.9ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable checksum generation (LP: #1799773)
+
+ -- Robert C Jennings <robert.jennings@canonical.com>  Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:58:51 -0500
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.525.9) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   * Ensure /lib/modules exists in root tarballs and sqashfs.
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index dc3a8282..ba554125 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ lb config noauto \
 	--initsystem none \
 	--bootloader "$BOOTLOADER" \
 	${INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION:+--initramfs-compression "$INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION"} \
+	--checksums none \
 	--cache false \
 	${BOOTAPPEND_LIVE:+--bootappend-live "$BOOTAPPEND_LIVE"} \
 	$OPTS \