diff --git a/etc/pacman.conf.in b/etc/pacman.conf.in
index 3f7a5626..5935144b 100644
--- a/etc/pacman.conf.in
+++ b/etc/pacman.conf.in
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #
 [options]
 LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
+NoUpgrade   = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow etc/sudoers
+NoUpgrade   = etc/fstab etc/raidtab etc/mdadm.conf etc/ld.so.conf
+NoUpgrade   = etc/inittab etc/rc.conf etc/rc.local
+NoUpgrade   = etc/modprobe.conf etc/modules.conf
+NoUpgrade   = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst etc/mkinitrd.conf
 HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
 #XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u