diff --git a/build_library/catalyst.sh b/build_library/catalyst.sh
index 9fe8e692ad..47da952379 100644
--- a/build_library/catalyst.sh
+++ b/build_library/catalyst.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ cat <<EOF
 target: stage1
 # stage1 packages aren't published, save in tmp
 pkgcache_path: ${TEMPDIR}/stage1-${ARCH}-packages
+update_seed: yes
 EOF
 catalyst_stage_default
 }