diff --git a/image-builder/image_builder.sh b/image-builder/image_builder.sh
index 73f20f88ae..eaa8367adb 100755
--- a/image-builder/image_builder.sh
+++ b/image-builder/image_builder.sh
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ set_dax_header() {
 	# Issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder/issues/240
 	gcc -O2 "${script_dir}/nsdax.gpl.c" -o "${script_dir}/nsdax"
 	"${script_dir}/nsdax" "${header_image}" "${dax_header_bytes}" "${dax_alignment_bytes}"
+	rm -f "${script_dir}/nsdax"
 	sync
 
 	touch "${dax_image}"