diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index 69ca6b78f58..f6be75c5fdc 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ chroot_sync_repodata() {
     fi
 
     echo "syslog=false" > $confdir/00-xbps-src.conf
+    echo "staging=true" >> $confdir/00-xbps-src.conf
 
     # Copy host repos to the cross root.
     if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ chroot_sync_repodata() {
         fi
 
         echo "syslog=false" > $crossconfdir/00-xbps-src.conf
+        echo "staging=true" >> $crossconfdir/00-xbps-src.conf
     fi