diff --git a/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh b/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
index 6f0eeb807c..0ad4b2c511 100755
--- a/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
+++ b/diskimage-create/diskimage-create.sh
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ if [ "$AMP_ENABLE_FULL_MAC_SECURITY" -ne 1 ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Disable the dnf makecache timer
+if [ "${AMP_BASEOS}" = "centos-minimal" ] || [ "${AMP_BASEOS}" = "fedora" ] || [ "${AMP_BASEOS}" = "rhel" ]; then
+    AMP_element_sequence="$AMP_element_sequence disable-makecache"
+fi
+
 if [ "${AMP_BASEOS}" = "centos-minimal" ]; then
     export DIB_YUM_MINIMAL_CREATE_INTERFACES=0
 fi
diff --git a/elements/disable-makecache/README.rst b/elements/disable-makecache/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d82e6e2638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/disable-makecache/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This element disables the dnf makecache hourly timer.
+
+The amphora typically do not have internet access nor access to DNS servers.
+We want to disable this makecache timer to stop the amphora from attempting
+to update/download the dnf cache every hour. Without this element it will
+run and log a failure every hour.
diff --git a/elements/disable-makecache/post-install.d/80-disable-makecache b/elements/disable-makecache/post-install.d/80-disable-makecache
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..32aafd439b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/disable-makecache/post-install.d/80-disable-makecache
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+case $DISTRO_NAME in
+    fedora | centos* | rhel* )
+        systemctl disable dnf-makecache.timer || true
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo "ERROR: Unsupported distribution $DISTRO_NAME"
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/elements/disable-makecache/svc-map b/elements/disable-makecache/svc-map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34c2f13082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/disable-makecache/svc-map
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+disable-makecache:
+  default: disable-makecache