diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/arkanelinux/update.sh b/arkdep-build.d/arkanelinux/update.sh
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/arkdep-build.d/arkanelinux/update.sh
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+# We switched from using EFI vars to timestamped bootloader entries, ensure the old named var is no longer used
+bootctl set-default ''
diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/update.sh b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef551c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-kde/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# We switched from using EFI vars to timestamped bootloader entries, ensure the old named var is no longer used
+bootctl set-default ''
diff --git a/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/update.sh b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef551c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arkdep-build.d/test-arkanelinux-pantheon/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# We switched from using EFI vars to timestamped bootloader entries, ensure the old named var is no longer used
+bootctl set-default ''