diff --git a/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/APKBUILD b/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/APKBUILD
index 6940bceb7..d5828057d 100644
--- a/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/APKBUILD
+++ b/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/APKBUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Co-Maintainer: Dylan Van Assche <me@dylanvanassche.be>
 pkgname=device-pine64-pinephone
 pkgver=0.35
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="PINE64 PinePhone"
 url="https://postmarketos.org"
 license="MIT"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ depends="
 	u-boot-tools
 	"
 makedepends="devicepkg-dev"
-install="$pkgname.post-install $pkgname.post-upgrade"
+install="$pkgname.post-install $pkgname.post-upgrade $pkgname.pre-upgrade"
 source="
 	00_alsa_pinephone_dshare.conf
 	10-pinephone-proximity.rules
diff --git a/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/device-pine64-pinephone.pre-upgrade b/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/device-pine64-pinephone.pre-upgrade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68592f5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone/device-pine64-pinephone.pre-upgrade
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# legacy u-boot images are no longer necessary, but were generated outside of
+# packaging so remove them here to prevent a failed upgrade if /boot is too
+# full
+# see: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/2449
+rm /boot/uImage-postmarketos-allwinner 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+rm /boot/uInitrd-postmarketos-allwinner 2>/dev/null 1>&2