diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 44aef87a20..7c63d3ef44 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=203
+PKG_RELEASE:=204
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2 b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
index 0a11cb2005..fef121f37c 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/upgrade/stage2
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 export IMAGE="$1"
 COMMAND="$2"
 
-export ARGV="$IMAGE"
-export ARGC=1
-
 export SAVE_CONFIG=1
 export SAVE_PARTITIONS=1
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
index 73291262e7..001e644476 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/sysupgrade
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ case "$IMAGE" in
 		;;
 esac
 
-export ARGV="$IMAGE"
-export ARGC=1
-
 for check in $sysupgrade_image_check; do
 	( $check "$IMAGE" ) || {
 		if [ $FORCE -eq 1 ]; then