diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 5c9e42f..6286d39 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abuildrepo=/var/cache/abuild/apks
 # defaults
 SRCDEST=${SRCDEST:-$startdir}
 PKGDEST=${PKGDEST:-$startdir}
-BUILD_BASE="binutils gcc make patch uclibc-dev"
+BUILD_BASE="build-base"
 
 SUDO=${SUDO:-"sudo"}