diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 0e8cc80741..2ba55e3536 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -534,8 +534,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         ;;
     bootstrap-update)
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
+            chroot_handler remove-autodeps
             chroot_handler ${XBPS_TARGET} dummy
         else
+            pkgver=xbps-src
+            remove_pkg_autodeps
             ${FAKEROOT_CMD} ${XBPS_INSTALL_CMD} -yu
         fi
         ;;