diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
index 8e431ab5ff..b23ddbbec2 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
@@ -104,3 +104,6 @@ app-misc/jq oniguruma
 
 # Disable sse2 from CPU_FLAGS_X86 to avoid config error around simd
 net-misc/rsync -cpu_flags_x86_sse2
+
+# Don't read the firmware config from /etc/portage/savedconfig/
+sys-kernel/coreos-firmware -savedconfig
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-firmware/coreos-firmware-99999999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-firmware/coreos-firmware-99999999.ebuild
index 60ef0eea51..9598604114 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-firmware/coreos-firmware-99999999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-firmware/coreos-firmware-99999999.ebuild
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	if use !savedconfig; then
-		save_config ${PN}.conf
-	fi
+	# Flatcar: Don't save the firmware config to /etc/portage/savedconfig/
+	# if use !savedconfig; then
+	# 	save_config ${PN}.conf
+	# fi
 	rm ${PN}.conf || die
 	insinto /lib/firmware/
 	doins -r *