diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/189/filelists/ncat b/config/rootfiles/core/189/filelists/ncat
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..38dcdb224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/189/filelists/ncat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../common/ncat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/189/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/189/update.sh
index cae569b80..e0436ebf4 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/189/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/189/update.sh
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ rm -vrf \
 	/lib/firmware/qcom/vpu-1.0/venus.mdt \
 	/lib/firmware/RTL8192E
 
+# Remove the metadata for ncat (if installed) as this is now part of the core system
+rm -f "/opt/pakfire/db/installed/meta-ncat"
+rm -f "/opt/pakfire/db/meta/meta-ncat"
+rm -f "/opt/pakfire/db/rootfiles/ncat"
+
 # Stop services
 /usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -k
 /usr/local/bin/openvpnctrl -kn2n