diff --git a/pkg/prebuild/cli/cli.go b/pkg/prebuild/cli/cli.go
index 981331edd..bf768c050 100644
--- a/pkg/prebuild/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/prebuild/cli/cli.go
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ func Configure() {
 			builder.Register("stacked-dbus")
 
 		} else {
+			if !prebuild.DownStream {
+				prepare.Register("attach")
+			}
 			builder.Register("attach")
-			prepare.Register("attach")
+
 		}
 
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/prebuild/directories.go b/pkg/prebuild/directories.go
index 37cbc69bc..201d8c841 100644
--- a/pkg/prebuild/directories.go
+++ b/pkg/prebuild/directories.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ var (
 	// AppArmor version
 	Version = 4.0
 
+	// Tells the build we are a downstream project using apparmor.d as dependency
+	DownStream = false
+
 	// Either or not RBAC is enabled
 	RBAC = false