diff --git a/makedist.inc.sh b/makedist.inc.sh
index 4982f5b..2e8251b 100644
--- a/makedist.inc.sh
+++ b/makedist.inc.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ find $MOUNTDIR/usr/share/locale \
  -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d \
 ! -name it* ! -name en* ! -name C ! -name l10n -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
+# cleanup: prevent generating a cleanfs script crash due to a unionfs bug
+rm -rf $MOUNTDIR/tmp/.ICE-unix
+
 #$CHROOTCMD chkconfig --add acpid ||
 #   { echo "$mkcd_me: fatal error, aborting installation" >&2
 #      { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }