diff --git a/image/sysroot-tree/etc/ssh/ssh_config b/image/sysroot-tree/etc/ssh/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..599c67c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/sysroot-tree/etc/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UserKnownHostsFile /run/known_hosts