diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
index 95d8087d2b..eb19f43ebb 100644
--- a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
+++ b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/45-fcos.preset
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ enable fwupd-refresh.timer
 # Check if wifi firmwares are missing when NetworkManager-wifi is installed
 # https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1575
 enable coreos-check-wireless-firmwares.service
+# Strip extraneous field in aleph files to avoid bootupctl failing
+# https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1724
+enable coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-fix-aleph-file.service b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c1423b9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/lib/systemd/system/coreos-fix-aleph-file.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Remove after the next barrier release
+# https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1724
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Remove extra attribute from aleph file
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/libexec/coreos-fix-aleph-file
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+MountFlags=slave
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-fix-aleph-file b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-fix-aleph-file
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bc4f3f9506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay.d/15fcos/usr/libexec/coreos-fix-aleph-file
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+# This script removes the extra `version` field
+# which was shipped in a couple of builds
+# when switching to the `build` field
+# To be removed after the next barrier release.
+# see https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1724 for more details
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ALEPH_FILE=/sysroot/.coreos-aleph-version.json
+
+if $(jq 'has("build") and has("version")' ${ALEPH_FILE}) ; then
+  # remount /sysroot as writable
+  mount -o rw,remount /sysroot
+
+  # remove field "build"
+  fixed_aleph=$(jq 'del(.build)' ${ALEPH_FILE})
+
+  # write back updated file with jq pretty-print
+  echo $fixed_aleph | jq > ${ALEPH_FILE} exit 0
+fi