diff --git a/packer/scylla_install_image b/packer/scylla_install_image
index 0d1cb779..a93d39e8 100755
--- a/packer/scylla_install_image
+++ b/packer/scylla_install_image
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         kernel_opt = ''
         grub_variable = 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'
     elif args.target_cloud == 'gce':
+        # align with other clouds image
+        run('apt-get purge -y rsyslog', shell=True, check=True)
         sysconfig_opt = '--disable-writeback-cache'
         kernel_opt = ''
         grub_variable = 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'