diff --git a/image-builder/image_builder.sh b/image-builder/image_builder.sh
index 7d7178dc6..d7878c0cf 100755
--- a/image-builder/image_builder.sh
+++ b/image-builder/image_builder.sh
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ create_rootfs_image() {
 	info "Creating empty machine-id to allow systemd to bind-mount it"
 	touch "${mount_dir}/etc/machine-id"
 
+	info "Creating empty resolv.conf to allow kata-agent to bind-mount it"
+	touch "${mount_dir}/etc/resolv.conf"
+
 	info "Unmounting root partition"
 	umount "${mount_dir}"
 	OK "Root partition unmounted"