diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/element-deps b/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/element-deps
index a65556089..0f701cad1 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/element-deps
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/element-deps
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 dpkg
 modprobe
 pkg-map
-
+sysprep
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/sysprep/finalise.d/01-clear-machine-id b/diskimage_builder/elements/sysprep/finalise.d/01-clear-machine-id
index e3e4aac18..f9557fe83 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/sysprep/finalise.d/01-clear-machine-id
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/sysprep/finalise.d/01-clear-machine-id
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 if [ -e /etc/machine-id ]; then
     > /etc/machine-id
 fi
+
+if [ -e /var/lib/dbus/machine-id ]; then
+    > /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
+fi
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/sysprep-fixes-8890b968a8fa7ac1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/sysprep-fixes-8890b968a8fa7ac1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68c16e749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/sysprep-fixes-8890b968a8fa7ac1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The sysprep element has been fixed to truncate ``/var/lib/dpkg/machine-id``
+    (``/etc/machine-id`` was already being truncated). This ensures a
+    machine-id is not packaged in the image and systemd will be forced to
+    generate a new one upon first boot.
+  - |
+    The sysprep element is added as a dependency to the ``debootstrap`` element to
+    ensure that it runs on all Debian builds, including debian-minimal based
+    images.