diff --git a/include/rootfs.mk b/include/rootfs.mk
index 76425c017a..dc8621dbae 100644
--- a/include/rootfs.mk
+++ b/include/rootfs.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ define prepare_rootfs
 	rm -f $(1)/usr/lib/opkg/lists/*
 	rm -f $(1)/usr/lib/opkg/info/*.postinst*
 	rm -f $(1)/var/lock/*.lock
+	rm -rf $(1)/boot
 	$(call clean_ipkg,$(1))
 	$(call mklibs,$(1))
 endef