diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/update_retroplayer-addons b/tools/mkpkg/update_retroplayer-addons
index 8a87aba073..66f1ca922e 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/update_retroplayer-addons
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/update_retroplayer-addons
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 # BUMP_PKG_REV: bump PKG_REV if PKG_VERSION has changed
 
 # list of packages to exclude from update
-EXCLUDED_PACKAGES=""
+EXCLUDED_PACKAGES="game.netplay"
 
 MY_DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
 ROOT="$(cd "${MY_DIR}"/../.. && pwd)"