diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy-aarch64.spec.tmpl b/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy-aarch64.spec.tmpl
index db2df9f0..fb6f6ddc 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy-aarch64.spec.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy-aarch64.spec.tmpl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ mkdir -p opt/confluent/bin
 mkdir -p stateless-bin
 cp -a el8bin/* .
 ln -s el8 el9
-ln -s ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04
-ln -s ubuntu22.04-diskless ubuntu24.04-diskless
 for os in rhvh4 el7 genesis el8 suse15 ubuntu20.04 ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04 coreos el9; do
     mkdir ${os}out
     cd ${os}out
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy.spec.tmpl b/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy.spec.tmpl
index b8cdca12..46648790 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy.spec.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/confluent_osdeploy.spec.tmpl
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ This contains support utilities for enabling deployment of x86_64 architecture s
 #cp start_root urlmount ../stateless-bin/
 #cd ..
 ln -s el8 el9
-ln -s ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04
-ln -s ubuntu22.04-diskless ubuntu24.04-diskless
 for os in rhvh4 el7 genesis el8 suse15 ubuntu18.04 ubuntu20.04 ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04 coreos el9; do
     mkdir ${os}out
     cd ${os}out
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04 b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..13759564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ubuntu22.04
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04-diskless b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04-diskless
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..00822b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu24.04-diskless
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ubuntu20.04-diskless
\ No newline at end of file