diff --git a/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-incus b/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-incus
index d7ac982c8d..869fc5f0d1 100755
--- a/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-incus
+++ b/build_library/sysext_mangle_flatcar-incus
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ mkdir -p ./usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 pushd ./usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 cat <<EOF >./10-incus.conf
 d  /var/lib/lxc/rootfs	0755  root  root  -  -
-w+ /etc/subuid - - - - root:1065536:65536
-w+ /etc/subgid - - - - root:1065536:65536
 EOF
 popd
 
diff --git a/changelog/changes/2025-06-18-incus.md b/changelog/changes/2025-06-18-incus.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50215bbd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/changes/2025-06-18-incus.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- sysext-incus: removed `/etc/subuid` and `/etc/subgid` generation for `root` user, it has to be created through initial provisioning. ([scripts#3028](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/3028))