diff --git a/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk b/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
index e885d54b..ff39fe34 100644
--- a/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
+++ b/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ METADIR := files/Metadata
 WHATEVER += metadata
 
 # handle these too
-DOT_BASE += $(BASE_PACKAGES_REGEXP)
+DOT_BASE += $(BASE_PACKAGES_REGEXP) $(THE_PACKAGES_REGEXP)
 
 # args: type, name
 define dump