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