diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
index 731de8b1..7f65030c 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ echo "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" | tee -a /etc/environm
 git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
 
 $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+
+# workaround https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/issues/27786
+
+mkdir -p /root/.vcpkg/
+touch /root/.vcpkg/vcpkg.path.txt
+
 $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
 chmod 0777 -R $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
 ln -sf $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
 
+rm -rf /root/.vcpkg
+
 invoke_tests "Tools" "Vcpkg"
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