diff --git a/makepackage b/makepackage
index b112e9b2ef4c1e44cc2559401f48fa294200cb96..0c9caf11012b89542fbd350e28d99f4a2c8f51d0 100644
--- a/makepackage
+++ b/makepackage
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ do
     mv \$i \$i.real
     cp /bin/true \$i
 done
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get --force-yes -y dist-upgrade
 umount /proc
 EOF
diff --git a/makepending b/makepending
index 7a31d56aa55f2908e576804f780dae2d5aced9b6..377891a98f224bfe64fd4e3f68656a88ffb1c408 100644
--- a/makepending
+++ b/makepending
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ then
  #   echo Upstream version in $UPSTREAM: $upstream 1>&2
 [ $package = "grub2" -a $UPSTREAM = natty ] && continue
 [ $package = "grub2" -a $UPSTREAM = oneiric ] && continue
+[ $package = "grub2" -a $UPSTREAM = precise ] && continue
 [ $package = "yelp" -a $UPSTREAM = natty ] && continue
 
     echo Current version in $DISTRO: $current