diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index 5e00e6cf..e34a64e8 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ EOF
 		# default
 		Chroot chroot "env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
 			apt-get -y purge initramfs-tools"
+		Chroot chroot "env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+			apt-mark auto busybox-initramfs busybox-static"
 		# temporary workaround: don't remove linux-base which
 		# may have no other reverse-depends currently
 		Chroot chroot "env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \