diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-0/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-0/mkosi.conf
index 0d55105c70f..0e897a53c23 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-0/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-0/mkosi.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SplitArtifacts=yes
 [Build]
 Environment=SYSTEMD_REPART_OVERRIDE_FSTYPE=squashfs
 Incremental=relaxed
+CacheOnly=metadata
 
 [Content]
 BaseTrees=%O/minimal-base
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-1/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-1/mkosi.conf
index 0d55105c70f..0e897a53c23 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-1/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/minimal-1/mkosi.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SplitArtifacts=yes
 [Build]
 Environment=SYSTEMD_REPART_OVERRIDE_FSTYPE=squashfs
 Incremental=relaxed
+CacheOnly=metadata
 
 [Content]
 BaseTrees=%O/minimal-base