diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index a44eb8b988..c9de9aee93 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ OPKG:=$(call opkg,$(TARGET_DIR)) \
 
 export APK_KEYS:=$(TOPDIR)/keys
 APK:=$(call apk,$(TARGET_DIR)) \
-	--repositories-file $(TOPDIR)/repositories \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_IB_STANDALONE),,--repositories-file $(TOPDIR)/repositories) \
 	--repository $(PACKAGE_DIR)/packages.adb \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SIGNATURE_CHECK),,--allow-untrusted) \
 	--cache-dir $(DL_DIR)