diff --git a/package/base/automake/preconfig.in b/package/base/automake/preconfig.in
index 2258e6299..b6391a82b 100644
--- a/package/base/automake/preconfig.in
+++ b/package/base/automake/preconfig.in
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 if pkgcheck automake X
 then
-	pkgfork automake automake17
-	pkgfork automake automake18
+	pkgfork automake automake17 unflag CORE
+	pkgfork automake automake18 unflag CORE
 	pkgfork automake automake19
 	pkgremove automake
 fi
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in b/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
index 1cb259fa3..7958393f4 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
+++ b/package/base/bdb/preconfig.in
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 if pkgcheck bdb X
 then
-	pkgfork bdb bdb33 version 3.3.11
-	pkgfork bdb bdb40 version 4.0.14
-	pkgfork bdb bdb41 version 4.1.25
-	pkgfork bdb bdb42 version 4.2.52
+	pkgfork bdb bdb33 unflag CORE
+	pkgfork bdb bdb40 unflag CORE
+	pkgfork bdb bdb41 unflag CORE
+	pkgfork bdb bdb42
 	pkgremove bdb
 fi
 
diff --git a/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in b/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
index 0d7c024d4..16ec553e5 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
+++ b/package/base/bdb/subconfig-libs.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ then
 	menu_begin MENU_PKG_BDB 'BerkleyDB Options'
 	block_begin 4
 
-	# we choose to select the newest bdb availible as default
+	# we choose to select the newest bdb available as default
 	if pkgcheck bdb=bdb33 X ; then
 		bdbdefselect="$bdbdefselect bdb33 'Using v3.3 as default'"
 		bdbdefault="bdb33";