diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
index c6a1e9068d6..9e98ab03531 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/cleanup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #apt-get -y remove linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y remove dictionaries-common busybox
 apt-get -y autoremove
+apt-get autoclean
 apt-get clean
 
 # Removing leftover leases and persistent rules