diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/build.go b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
index 0c97a24881..abd3ced5be 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/build.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
@@ -264,7 +264,18 @@ func build(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = registry.ImageEngine().Build(registry.GetContext(), containerFiles, *apiBuildOpts)
+	report, err := registry.ImageEngine().Build(registry.GetContext(), containerFiles, *apiBuildOpts)
+
+	if cmd.Flag("iidfile").Changed {
+		f, err := os.Create(buildOpts.Iidfile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err := f.WriteString("sha256:" + report.ID); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -468,7 +479,6 @@ func buildFlagsWrapperToOptions(c *cobra.Command, contextDir string, flags *buil
 		ForceRmIntermediateCtrs: flags.ForceRm,
 		From:                    flags.From,
 		IDMappingOptions:        idmappingOptions,
-		IIDFile:                 flags.Iidfile,
 		In:                      stdin,
 		Isolation:               isolation,
 		Jobs:                    &flags.Jobs,
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
index 214a9fef87..b5f09ab222 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/images.go
@@ -349,17 +349,6 @@ func (ir *ImageEngine) Build(_ context.Context, containerFiles []string, opts en
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// For remote clients, if the option for writing to a file was
-	// selected, we need to write to the *client's* filesystem.
-	if len(opts.IIDFile) > 0 {
-		f, err := os.Create(opts.IIDFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if _, err := f.WriteString(report.ID); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
 	return report, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/build_test.go b/test/e2e/build_test.go
index 43524298f8..9bab4c9265 100644
--- a/test/e2e/build_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/build_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman build", func() {
 		inspect := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"inspect", string(id)})
 		inspect.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		data := inspect.InspectImageJSON()
-		Expect(data[0].ID).To(Equal(string(id)))
+		Expect("sha256:" + data[0].ID).To(Equal(string(id)))
 	})
 
 	It("podman Test PATH in built image", func() {