diff --git a/images/base/Dockerfile b/images/base/Dockerfile
index 9ca4dfae32..c2a37ce96f 100644
--- a/images/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/base/Dockerfile
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ RUN echo "Ensuring scripts are executable ..." \
  && echo "Ensuring /etc/kubernetes/manifests" \
     && mkdir -p /etc/kubernetes/manifests \
  && echo "Adjusting systemd-tmpfiles timer" \
-    && sed -i /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer -e 's#OnBootSec=.*#OnBootSec=1min#'
+    && sed -i /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer -e 's#OnBootSec=.*#OnBootSec=1min#' \
+ && echo "Disabling udev" \
+    && systemctl disable udev.service
 
 # tell systemd that it is in docker (it will check for the container env)
 # https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE/