diff --git a/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi b/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
index c2d91c031..db54c1b44 100644
--- a/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
+++ b/minimal-image/minimal-image.kiwi
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     <package name="libzio1"/>
   </packages>
   <packages type="bootstrap">
-    <package name="rpm-ndb"/>
     <package name="perl-base"/>
+    <package name="rpm-ndb"/>
     <package name="distribution-release"/>
   </packages>