diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
index 92a65791dc..a3c37676c8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_deb.bbclass
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright 2006-2007 Openedhand Ltd.
 #
 
-ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE = "run-postinsts dpkg apt"
+ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE = "dpkg apt"
 ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP  = "run-postinsts"
 
 do_rootfs[depends] += "dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot apt-native:do_populate_sysroot"