diff --git a/srcpkgs/lxc/files/lxc-void b/srcpkgs/lxc/files/lxc-void
index 948a5be9336..eebeefa2635 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/lxc/files/lxc-void
+++ b/srcpkgs/lxc/files/lxc-void
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ arch=$(uname -m)
 default_path="/var/lib/lxc"
 LXC_TEMPLATE_CONFIG="/usr/share/lxc/config"
 
-# Install 'base-minimal' by default
-base_packages=('base-minimal' 'dhcpcd' 'openssh' 'iproute2')
+# Install 'base-container' by default
+base_packages=('base-container' 'dhcpcd' 'openssh' 'iproute2')
 declare -a additional_packages
 
 # split comma-separated string into an array