diff --git a/manual-build/archos-bootstrap b/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
index 77c702a..7ab0419 100644
--- a/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
+++ b/manual-build/archos-bootstrap
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ warning() { out "==> WARNING:" "$@"; } >&2
 msg() { out "==>" "$@"; }
 die() { error "$@"; exit 1; }
 
+ignore_error() {
+  "$@" 2>/dev/null
+  return 0
+}
+
 chroot_add_mount() {
   mount "$@" && CHROOT_ACTIVE_MOUNTS=("$2" "${CHROOT_ACTIVE_MOUNTS[@]}")
 }