diff --git a/makepackage b/makepackage
index 346ddb8358ebe1e7777e7ea89ad6bf15bd635c7a..f2f15497e4c9371cb4c7af3044222d65370abcc4 100644
--- a/makepackage
+++ b/makepackage
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ EOF
     [ $UPSTREAM != hardy -a $UPSTREAM != lucid -a $UPSTREAM != maverick ] &&  echo "force-unsafe-io" > $CHROOT/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/02apt-speedup
     $C apt-get update
     [ $UPSTREAM != hardy ] && $C apt-get --force-yes -y install eatmydata
-    $C apt-get --force-yes -y install sysv-rc dpkg sysvinit-utils upstart
+    [ $UPSTREAM != hardy ] && $C apt-get --force-yes -y install sysv-rc dpkg sysvinit-utils upstart
     disablescripts
     $C apt-get --force-yes -y dist-upgrade
     $C apt-get --force-yes -y install devscripts build-essential liburi-perl python-setuptools pkgbinarymangler wget rpl aptitude quilt fakeroot ccache