diff --git a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
index 3ee0900175..73c1910f8b 100755
--- a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-set -ex
+set -e
 
 if [ ! -f "pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec" ]; then
     echo "spec not found at pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec, run mkosi once with -ff to make sure the spec is cloned" >&2
diff --git a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
index 0b48e1e474..5bcb1ad481 100755
--- a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
+++ b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.prepare
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-set -ex
+set -e
 
 if [ ! -f "pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec" ]; then
     echo "spec not found at pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec, run mkosi with -ff to make sure the spec is cloned" >&2
diff --git a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
index e6246e52d5..b809a10bb0 100755
--- a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
+++ b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.build.chroot
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-set -ex
+set -e
 
 if [ ! -f "pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec" ]; then
     echo "spec not found at pkg/$PKG_SUBDIR/systemd.spec, run mkosi once with -ff to make sure the spec is cloned" >&2