diff --git a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
index 48ec2e05bb..30a7373df0 100644
--- a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libubox
+PKG_FLAGS:=hold
 PKG_RELEASE=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
diff --git a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
index d6dc0f7805..f4850005e5 100644
--- a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mbedtls
+PKG_FLAGS:=hold
 PKG_VERSION:=3.6.4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS:=no-mips16 gc-sections no-lto
diff --git a/package/libs/ustream-ssl/Makefile b/package/libs/ustream-ssl/Makefile
index 11ab857606..10a92f7167 100644
--- a/package/libs/ustream-ssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ustream-ssl/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ustream-ssl
+PKG_FLAGS:=hold
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git