diff --git a/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-apt.sh b/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-apt.sh
index b36e4762b7b9..1048171031ab 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-apt.sh
+++ b/images/ubuntu/scripts/build/configure-apt.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ EOF
 # Uninstall unattended-upgrades
 apt-get purge unattended-upgrades
 
+# Uninstall needrestart: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9937
+is_ubuntu24 && apt-get purge needrestart
+
 echo 'APT sources'
 cat /etc/apt/sources.list