diff --git a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
index 9f2ed1c3..006050ba 100644
--- a/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-cleanup.tmpl
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ removefrom dracut --allbut /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/30convertfs/convertfs.sh \
 ## we don't run SELinux (not in enforcing, anyway)
 removepkg checkpolicy selinux-policy libselinux-utils
 ## anaconda has its own repo files
-removepkg fedora-release fedora-release-rawhide
+removefrom fedora-release --allbut /etc/os-release
+removepkg fedora-release-rawhide
 ## no user accounts = no account management
 removepkg usermode usermode-gtk passwd shadow-utils
 ## no services to turn on/off (keep the /etc/init.d link though)