diff --git a/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/root-bash.conf b/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/root-bash.conf
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+++ b/overlay.d/05core/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/root-bash.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This really should be C! instead of L, but https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/12467 prevents that.
+# TODO: switch to C! when https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/12750 makes it into fcos
+L	/var/roothome/.bashrc	-	-	-	-	/usr/etc/skel/.bashrc
+L	/var/roothome/.bash_profile	-	-	-	-	/usr/etc/skel/.bash_profile
+L	/var/roothome/.bash_logout	-	-	-	-	/usr/etc/skel/.bash_logout