diff --git a/mkosi/resources/mkosi-initrd/mkosi.profiles/network/mkosi.conf.d/systemd-container.conf b/mkosi/resources/mkosi-initrd/mkosi.profiles/network/mkosi.conf.d/systemd-container.conf
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+++ b/mkosi/resources/mkosi-initrd/mkosi.profiles/network/mkosi.conf.d/systemd-container.conf
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+[Match]
+Distribution=!arch
+
+[Content]
+Packages=systemd-container