diff --git a/board/common/post-build.sh b/board/common/post-build.sh
index 7d0248ce..645453e6 100755
--- a/board/common/post-build.sh
+++ b/board/common/post-build.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ rm "$TARGET_DIR/etc/os-release"
 } > "$TARGET_DIR/etc/os-release"
 
 echo "Inf/IX by KernelKit $GIT_VERSION -- $(date +"%b %e %H:%M %Z %Y")" > "$TARGET_DIR/etc/version"
+
+# Prevent regen of host key at every boot, /etc is saved across reboots
+if [ -L "$TARGET_DIR/etc/dropbear" ]; then
+	rm    "$TARGET_DIR/etc/dropbear"
+	mkdir "$TARGET_DIR/etc/dropbear"
+fi