diff --git a/templates/lxc-altlinux.in b/templates/lxc-altlinux.in
index 3aba77b07..35407d0db 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-altlinux.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-altlinux.in
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ install_altlinux()
 {
     mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    return 1
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ clean()
 
     # lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    exit 1
diff --git a/templates/lxc-debian.in b/templates/lxc-debian.in
index 34d959316..68404e31f 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-debian.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-debian.in
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ install_debian()
     rootfs=$1
     mkdir -p @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lock/subsys/
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    return 1
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ clean()
 
     # lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    exit 1
diff --git a/templates/lxc-fedora.in b/templates/lxc-fedora.in
index 3aa2d7300..a8fb8ea5a 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-fedora.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-fedora.in
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ install_fedora()
 {
     mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    return 1
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ clean()
 
     # lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    exit 1
diff --git a/templates/lxc-lenny.in b/templates/lxc-lenny.in
index 910c18520..70a19f344 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-lenny.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-lenny.in
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ install_debian()
     rootfs=$1
     mkdir -p @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lock/subsys/
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    return 1
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ clean()
 
     # lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    exit 1
diff --git a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
index 3d2e00174..6d81cf5d9 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ install_opensuse()
     rootfs=$1
     mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    return 1
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ clean()
 
     # lock, so we won't purge while someone is creating a repository
     (
-	flock -n -x 200
+	flock -x 200
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	    echo "Cache repository is busy."
 	    exit 1
diff --git a/templates/lxc-ubuntu-cloud.in b/templates/lxc-ubuntu-cloud.in
index ba66623e6..8cd3410eb 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-ubuntu-cloud.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-ubuntu-cloud.in
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ build_root_tgz()
 
 mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
 (
-    flock -n -x 200
+    flock -x 200
 
     cd $cache
     if [ $flushcache -eq 1 ]; then
diff --git a/templates/lxc-ubuntu.in b/templates/lxc-ubuntu.in
index 7f9833375..fbee3f769 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-ubuntu.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-ubuntu.in
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ install_ubuntu()
     mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
 
     (
-        flock -n -x 200
+        flock -x 200
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "Cache repository is busy."
             return 1