diff --git a/src/bin/installer.rs b/src/bin/installer.rs
index 49edfc40bc..e223f524cf 100644
--- a/src/bin/installer.rs
+++ b/src/bin/installer.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn main() {
                 PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "recipe" || rule == "source" => {
                     println!("{}", packagename);
                 }
-                PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "binary" => {
+                PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "binary" || rule == "ignore" => {
                     // skip this package
                 }
                 _ => {
diff --git a/src/bin/list_packages.rs b/src/bin/list_packages.rs
index c5410cb940..abb4a59b86 100644
--- a/src/bin/list_packages.rs
+++ b/src/bin/list_packages.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn main() {
             PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "recipe" || rule == "source" => {
                 println!("{}", packagename);
             }
-            PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "binary" => {
+            PackageConfig::Build(rule) if rule == "binary" || rule == "ignore" => {
                 // skip this package
             }
             _ => {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 362867dac0..a3a5b961f5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ fn install_packages(config: &Config, dest: &str, cookbook: Option<&str>) {
             enum Rule {
                 RemotePrebuilt,
                 Build,
+                Ignore,
             }
 
             let rule = match (config.general.repo_binary, package) {
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ fn install_packages(config: &Config, dest: &str, cookbook: Option<&str>) {
                     },
                 ) => Rule::RemotePrebuilt,
                 (_, PackageConfig::Build(rule)) if rule == "binary" => Rule::RemotePrebuilt,
+                (_, PackageConfig::Build(rule)) if rule == "ignore" => Rule::Ignore,
                 _ => Rule::Build,
             };
 
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ fn install_packages(config: &Config, dest: &str, cookbook: Option<&str>) {
                     println!("Installing package from local repo: {}", packagename);
                     install_local_pkgar(cookbook, target, packagename, dest).unwrap();
                 }
+                Rule::Ignore => {
+                    // do nothing, not even logging it
+                }
             }
         }
     } else {