diff --git a/include/rootfs.mk b/include/rootfs.mk
index e6cadc531df..26f249d8188 100644
--- a/include/rootfs.mk
+++ b/include/rootfs.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ apk = \
   $(FAKEROOT) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/apk \
 	--root $(1) \
 	--keys-dir $(if $(APK_KEYS),$(APK_KEYS),$(TOPDIR)) \
-	--no-cache \
 	--no-logfile \
 	--preserve-env
 
diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index abe76a619fa..d78200fd809 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $(curdir)/install: $(TMP_DIR)/.build $(curdir)/merge $(curdir)/merge-index
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
 	$(file >$(TMP_DIR)/apk_install_list,\
 	    $(foreach pkg,$(shell cat $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_FILES) 2>/dev/null),$(pkg)$(call GetABISuffix,$(pkg))))
-	$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR)) add --initdb --no-scripts --arch $(ARCH_PACKAGES) \
+	$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR)) add --no-cache --initdb --no-scripts --arch $(ARCH_PACKAGES) \
 		--repositories-file /dev/zero --repository file://$(PACKAGE_DIR_ALL)/packages.adb \
 		$$(cat $(TMP_DIR)/apk_install_list)
 else
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
 			--keys-dir $(TOPDIR) \
 			--sign $(BUILD_KEY_APK_SEC) \
 			--output packages.adb \
-			$$(ls *.apk | grep -v 'kernel\|libc'); \
+			$$(ls *.apk | grep -v 'base-files\|kernel\|libc'); \
 	done
 else
 	@for d in $(PACKAGE_SUBDIRS); do ( \
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
index bdbbb45cb1f..ff14a43bed3 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/Makefile
@@ -71,15 +71,21 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILDBOT),)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_IB_STANDALONE),)
 	$(FIND) $(call FeedPackageDir,libc) -type f \
-		\( -name 'libc*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or -name 'kernel*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or -name 'kmod-*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' \) \
-		-exec $(CP) -t $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/packages {} +
+	  \( \
+		-name 'base-files*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or \
+		-name 'libc*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or \
+		-name 'kernel*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' \) \
+	  -exec $(CP) -t $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/packages {} +
   else
 	$(FIND) $(wildcard $(PACKAGE_SUBDIRS)) -type f -name '*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' \
 		-exec $(CP) -t $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/packages/ {} +
   endif
 else
 	$(FIND) $(call FeedPackageDir,libc) -type f \
-		\( -name 'libc*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or -name 'kernel*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' \) \
+		\( \
+		  -name 'base-files*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or \
+		  -name 'libc*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' -or \
+		  -name 'kernel*.$(PACKAGE_SUFFIX)' \) \
 		-exec $(CP) -t $(IB_LDIR)/ {} +
 endif
 
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index f46b61b7870..1ac05baa50b 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ else
 	(cd $(PACKAGE_DIR); $(APK) mkndx \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_SIGNATURE_CHECK), --keys-dir $(APK_KEYS) --sign $(BUILD_KEY_APK_SEC)) \
 		--allow-untrusted --output packages.adb *.apk) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
-	$(APK) update >&2 || true
 endif
 
 package_reload:
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ else
 		$(MAKE) package_index; \
 	else \
 		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/tmp; \
-		$(APK) update >&2 || true; \
 	fi
 endif
 
@@ -228,8 +226,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
 	$(OPKG) install $(firstword $(wildcard $(LINUX_DIR)/kernel_*.ipk $(PACKAGE_DIR)/kernel_*.ipk))
 	$(OPKG) install $(BUILD_PACKAGES)
 else
-	$(APK) add --no-scripts $(firstword $(wildcard $(LINUX_DIR)/libc-*.apk $(PACKAGE_DIR)/libc-*.apk))
-	$(APK) add --no-scripts $(firstword $(wildcard $(LINUX_DIR)/kernel-*.apk $(PACKAGE_DIR)/kernel-*.apk))
 	$(APK) add --no-scripts $(BUILD_PACKAGES)
 endif