diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-clock.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-clock.sh
index d16b34e2e..9a3f1cbae 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-clock.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-clock.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ _task_clock() {
     systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd
     # enable background syncing
     timedatectl set-ntp 1
+    rm /.archboot
 }
 
 _auto_clock() {
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ _auto_clock() {
     _progress_wait "0" "99" "Using ${_ZONE} and enable NTP timesyncd..." "0.01"
     _progress "100" "Clock configuration completed successfully."
     sleep 2
-    rm /.archboot
 }
 
 _check