diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 261f0f8aea..63cefff05c 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ mkfs_cur_target_dir = $(call mkfs_target_dir,pkg=$(target_params))
 
 opkg_target = \
 	$(call opkg,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir)) \
-		-f $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).conf \
-		-l $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).tmp
+		-f $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).conf
 
 target-dir-%: FORCE
 	rm -rf $(mkfs_cur_target_dir) $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).opkg
@@ -311,9 +310,7 @@ target-dir-%: FORCE
 	$(call Image/mkfs/prepare,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir))
 	$(call prepare_rootfs,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir))
 	mv $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).opkg $(mkfs_cur_target_dir)/etc/opkg
-	rm -rf \
-		$(mkfs_cur_target_dir).conf \
-		$(mkfs_cur_target_dir).tmp
+	rm -f $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).conf
 
 $(KDIR)/root.%: kernel_prepare
 	$(call Image/mkfs/$(word 1,$(target_params)),$(target_params))
diff --git a/include/rootfs.mk b/include/rootfs.mk
index f3ba33a2be..6ca7c9c322 100644
--- a/include/rootfs.mk
+++ b/include/rootfs.mk
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ define prepare_rootfs
 	@-find $(1) -name .svn  | $(XARGS) rm -rf
 	@-find $(1) -name .git  | $(XARGS) rm -rf
 	@-find $(1) -name '.#*' | $(XARGS) rm -f
+	rm -f $(1)/usr/lib/opkg/lists/*
 	rm -f $(1)/usr/lib/opkg/info/*.postinst*
 	rm -f $(1)/usr/lib/opkg/info/*.prerm*
 	$(if $(CONFIG_CLEAN_IPKG),rm -rf $(1)/usr/lib/opkg)