diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index e4a217ba57..e7d038fbad 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ package_update_index_ipk () {
 	for pkgdir in $packagedirs; do
 		if [ -e $pkgdir/ ]; then
 			touch $pkgdir/Packages
-			flock $pkgdir/Packages.flock -c "opkg-make-index -r $pkgdir/Packages -p $pkgdir/Packages -l $pkgdir/Packages.filelist -m $pkgdir/"
+			flock $pkgdir/Packages.flock -c "opkg-make-index -r $pkgdir/Packages -p $pkgdir/Packages -m $pkgdir/"
 		fi
 	done
 }