diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/upgrade/ubase.py b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/upgrade/ubase.py
index 90831700..6e73e43e 100644
--- a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/upgrade/ubase.py
+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/upgrade/ubase.py
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ class BaseOnieUpgrade(BaseUpgrade):
 
     def onie_fwpkg_add(self, pkg):
         import onl.grub
+        onl.grub.onie_fwpkg("-f purge")
         onl.grub.onie_fwpkg("add %s" % pkg)
         onl.grub.onie_fwpkg("show")