diff --git a/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf b/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
index 377faca1f..58523fe7b 100644
--- a/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
+++ b/base/coreutils/coreutils.conf
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ hook_add postmake 5 'ln -sf install $root/usr/bin/ginstall'
 # install hostname
 var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-install-program=hostname'
 
-if pkginstalled mktemp; then
-	var_append confopt ' ' '--enable-no-install-program=mktemp'
-fi
+noinstall=
+for x in mktemp procps:uptime; do
+	if pkginstalled "${x%:*}"; then
+		var_append noinstall ',' "${x#*:}"
+	fi
+done
+[ -z "$noinstall" ] ||
+	var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-no-install-program=$noinstall"