diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index fdd2ee9ef2..4c53247eda 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ endef
 
 define Image/Manifest
 	$(if $(CONFIG_USE_APK), \
-		$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR_ORIG)) list --quiet --manifest --no-network | sort | sed 's/ / - /'  > \
+		$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR_ORIG)) list --quiet --manifest --no-network \
+			--repositories-file /dev/zero | sort | sed 's/ / - /'  > \
 			$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)$(if $(PROFILE_SANITIZED),-$(PROFILE_SANITIZED)).manifest, \
 		$(call opkg,$(TARGET_DIR_ORIG)) list-installed > \
 			$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)$(if $(PROFILE_SANITIZED),-$(PROFILE_SANITIZED)).manifest \
@@ -333,7 +334,9 @@ opkg_target = \
 	$(call opkg,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir)) \
 		-f $(mkfs_cur_target_dir).conf
 
-apk_target = $(call apk,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir)) --no-scripts
+apk_target = \
+	$(call apk,$(mkfs_cur_target_dir)) --no-scripts \
+		--repositories-file /dev/zero --repository file://$(PACKAGE_DIR_ALL)/packages.adb
 
 
 target-dir-%: FORCE
diff --git a/include/rootfs.mk b/include/rootfs.mk
index 554dd48460..c409e442b5 100644
--- a/include/rootfs.mk
+++ b/include/rootfs.mk
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ apk = \
   IPKG_INSTROOT=$(1) \
   $(FAKEROOT) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/apk \
 	--root $(1) \
-	--repositories-file /dev/zero \
 	--keys-dir $(TOPDIR) \
 	--no-cache \
 	--no-logfile \
-	--preserve-env \
-	--repository file://$(PACKAGE_DIR_ALL)/packages.adb
+	--preserve-env
 
 TARGET_DIR_ORIG := $(TARGET_ROOTFS_DIR)/root.orig-$(BOARD)
 
diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 9de36b13c9..70897271ac 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ $(curdir)/install: $(TMP_DIR)/.build $(curdir)/merge $(curdir)/merge-index
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
 	$(file >$(TMP_DIR)/apk_install_list,\
 	    $(foreach pkg,$(shell cat $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_FILES) 2>/dev/null),$(pkg)$(call GetABISuffix,$(pkg))))
-	$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR)) add --initdb --no-scripts --arch $(ARCH_PACKAGES) $$(cat $(TMP_DIR)/apk_install_list)
+	$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR)) add --initdb --no-scripts --arch $(ARCH_PACKAGES) \
+		--repositories-file /dev/zero --repository file://$(PACKAGE_DIR_ALL)/packages.adb \
+		$$(cat $(TMP_DIR)/apk_install_list)
 else
 	$(file >$(TMP_DIR)/opkg_install_list,\
 	  $(call opkg_package_files,\