diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8d767d67..ea3d7629 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.137) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * clear up /var/lib/initramfs-tools/ in teh chroot after building initrds
+
+ -- Oliver Grawert <ogra@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 27 May 2013 18:25:51 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.136) saucy; urgency=low
 
   * ubuntu-touch: determine the value for $kver inside the chroot, not
diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index d44aecde..8ff3db2e 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ if [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu-touch" ] && [ "$ARCH" = "armhf" ]; then
 		cp "chroot/boot/bootimg-${subarch}.img" "$PREFIX-${subarch}-boot.img"
 		rm "chroot/boot/bootimg-${subarch}.img" "/chroot/boot/initrd.img-"* "/chroot/boot/vmlinuz-"*
 	done
+	rm -rf chroot/var/lib/initramfs-tools/*
 	Chroot chroot "apt-get -y purge crda wireless-regdb"
 fi