diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
index a80d707e..2ba8320b 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ case "$state_is" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-aptget="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get --quiet --yes"
+aptget="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get --quiet --yes --no-install-recommends"
 
 [ "$state_is" = "$state_should" ] && exit 0