diff --git a/scale_build/image/mtree.py b/scale_build/image/mtree.py
index 2ef21d4..94974a6 100644
--- a/scale_build/image/mtree.py
+++ b/scale_build/image/mtree.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ def _do_mtree_impl(mtree_file_path, version):
             '--exclude', './etc/libvirt',
             '--exclude', './etc/default/libvirt-guests',
             '--exclude', './etc/ssl/openssl.cnf',           # Modified by configure_fips.py
+            '--exclude', './etc/netdata/netdata.conf',
             '--exclude', './etc/pam.d/common-account',
             '--exclude', './etc/pam.d/common-auth',
             '--exclude', './etc/pam.d/common-password',