diff --git a/board/aarch64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf b/board/aarch64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
index 9686b59a..a4d1d325 100644
--- a/board/aarch64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
+++ b/board/aarch64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [system]
 compatible=infix-aarch64
 bootloader=uboot
-statusfile=/var/lib/rauc/status
+statusfile=/mnt/aux/rauc.status
 mountprefix=/var/lib/rauc/mnt
 bundle-formats=-plain
 
diff --git a/board/common/mkdisk.sh b/board/common/mkdisk.sh
index 556e8c43..777a164b 100755
--- a/board/common/mkdisk.sh
+++ b/board/common/mkdisk.sh
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ awk \
 mkdir -p $root/aux
 cp -f $BINARIES_DIR/rootfs.itbh $root/aux/primary.itbh
 cp -f $BINARIES_DIR/rootfs.itbh $root/aux/secondary.itbh
+cp -f $BUILD_DIR/mkrauc/rauc.status $root/aux/rauc.status
 
 case "$arch" in
     aarch64)
diff --git a/board/common/mkrauc.sh b/board/common/mkrauc.sh
index 14e33b29..b52b1204 100755
--- a/board/common/mkrauc.sh
+++ b/board/common/mkrauc.sh
@@ -46,3 +46,34 @@ rm -f $BINARIES_DIR/$name.pkg
 
 rauc --cert=$crt --key=$key \
     bundle $work $BINARIES_DIR/$name.pkg
+
+# Bootstrap a RAUC status file showing the newly created image
+# installed to both the primary and secondary slots. This then bundled
+# in the aux partition in mkdisk.sh, so that RAUC (on the target) can
+# always report the installed versions.
+rauc info --no-verify --output-format=shell $BINARIES_DIR/$name.pkg >$work/rauc.info
+. $work/rauc.info
+tstamp=$(date -u +%FT%TZ)
+cat >$work/rauc.status <<EOF
+[slot.rootfs.0]
+bundle.compatible=$RAUC_MF_COMPATIBLE
+bundle.version=$RAUC_MF_VERSION
+status=ok
+sha256=$RAUC_IMAGE_DIGEST_0
+size=$RAUC_IMAGE_SIZE_0
+installed.timestamp=$tstamp
+installed.count=1
+activated.timestamp=$tstamp
+activated.count=1
+
+[slot.rootfs.1]
+bundle.compatible=$RAUC_MF_COMPATIBLE
+bundle.version=$RAUC_MF_VERSION
+status=ok
+sha256=$RAUC_IMAGE_DIGEST_0
+size=$RAUC_IMAGE_SIZE_0
+installed.timestamp=$tstamp
+installed.count=1
+activated.timestamp=$tstamp
+activated.count=1
+EOF
diff --git a/board/x86_64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf b/board/x86_64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
index 04aa6b54..b6c86c9e 100644
--- a/board/x86_64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
+++ b/board/x86_64/rootfs/etc/rauc/system.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 compatible=infix-x86_64
 bootloader=grub
 grubenv=/mnt/aux/grub/grubenv
-statusfile=/var/lib/rauc/status
+statusfile=/mnt/aux/rauc.status
 mountprefix=/var/lib/rauc/mnt
 bundle-formats=-plain