diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index 835dd98ca5..01e374856c 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ PROFILE_LIST = $(foreach p,$(PROFILE_NAMES), \
 
 staging_dir/host/.prereq-build: include/prereq-build.mk
 	mkdir -p tmp
-	@$(_SINGLE)$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) -j1 -r -s -f $(TOPDIR)/include/prereq-build.mk prereq 2>/dev/null || { \
+	@$(_SINGLE)$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) -j1 -r -s -f $(TOPDIR)/include/prereq-build.mk prereq IB=1 2>/dev/null || { \
 		echo "Prerequisite check failed. Use FORCE=1 to override."; \
 		false; \
 	}