diff --git a/elements/remove-resolvconf/cleanup.d/90-remove-resolvconf b/elements/remove-resolvconf/cleanup.d/90-remove-resolvconf
index 66278ac9..af9c9732 100755
--- a/elements/remove-resolvconf/cleanup.d/90-remove-resolvconf
+++ b/elements/remove-resolvconf/cleanup.d/90-remove-resolvconf
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ set -o pipefail
 # NOTE: This relies on the fact the DIB copies the original resolv.conf and
 # during the finalise_base function in img-functions (in DIB) copies the old
 # one back in place after the build process completes.
-sudo sed -i '/nameserver/d' $TARGET_ROOT/etc/resolv.conf.ORIG
+if [ -f $TARGET_ROOT/etc/resolv.conf.ORIG ] ; then
+    sudo sed -i '/nameserver/d' $TARGET_ROOT/etc/resolv.conf.ORIG
+fi