diff --git a/build_library/catalyst.sh b/build_library/catalyst.sh
index 5df356559e..6b3f571966 100644
--- a/build_library/catalyst.sh
+++ b/build_library/catalyst.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ cat <<EOF
 target: stage1
 # stage1 packages aren't published, save in tmp
 pkgcache_path: ${TEMPDIR}/stage1-${ARCH}-packages
-update_seed: no
+update_seed: yes
 EOF
 catalyst_stage_default
 }