diff --git a/scripts/ipkg-make-index.sh b/scripts/ipkg-make-index.sh
index 31b4327da..cbfa450c0 100755
--- a/scripts/ipkg-make-index.sh
+++ b/scripts/ipkg-make-index.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ for pkg in `find $pkg_dir -name '*.ipk' | sort`; do
 	name="${pkg##*/}"
 	name="${name%%_*}"
 	[[ "$name" = "kernel" ]] && continue
+	[[ "$name" = "libc" ]] && continue
 	echo "Generating index for package $pkg" >&2
 	file_size=$(ls -l $pkg | awk '{print $5}')
 	md5sum=$(md5sum $pkg | awk '{print $1}')
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index 803252b4b..b0d0698ac 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ package_index: FORCE
 package_install: FORCE
 	@echo
 	@echo Installing packages...
+	$(OPKG) install $(PACKAGE_DIR)/libc_*.ipk
 	$(OPKG) install $(PACKAGE_DIR)/kernel_*.ipk
 	$(OPKG) install $(BUILD_PACKAGES)
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/opkg/lists/*