diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
index 5727d15..c7c8325 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_ipk.bbclass
@@ -69,8 +69,16 @@ fakeroot rootfs_ipk_do_rootfs () {
 	echo ${BUILDNAME} > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/version
 
 	${ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND}
-	
-	rm -f ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${opkglibdir}/lists/*
+
+	case "${ONLINE_PACKAGE_MANAGEMENT}" in
+	none)
+ 		rm -rf ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${opkglibdir}
+		;;
+
+	*)
+		rm -f ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${opkglibdir}/lists/*
+		;;
+	esac
 
 	log_check rootfs 	
 }