diff --git a/dietpi/patch_file b/dietpi/patch_file
index cbde2d994a..19939e3e28 100644
--- a/dietpi/patch_file
+++ b/dietpi/patch_file
@@ -1841,21 +1841,6 @@ Use "dietpi-config" to adjust these settings to your needs.'
 
 			fi
 			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-			# Disable and remove all ARMbian services, especially to catch new zRam implementation, conflicting/bugging RAMlog in cases: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues/2738
-			for i in /etc/init.d/armbian* /{etc,lib,usr/lib}/systemd/system/armbian*.service{,.d}
-			do
-
-				[[ -e $i ]] || continue
-				[[ -f $i ]] && systemctl disable --now ${i##*/}
-				rm -R $i
-
-			done
-			rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/*armbian*
-			rm -f /etc/cron.*/armbian*
-			rm -f /etc/default/armbian*
-			[[ -d '/usr/lib/armbian' ]] && rm -R /usr/lib/armbian
-			[[ -d '/usr/share/armbian' ]] && rm -R /usr/share/armbian
-			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 			# Update x86_64 kernel module settings
 			if (( $G_HW_ARCH == 10 )); then
 
@@ -2215,6 +2200,37 @@ Would you like to switch back to the Nginx authentication method now?' && certbo
 			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 			# Remove obsolete files that could have remained on older systems
 			rm -Rf /{DietPi,boot}/dietpi/{server_version*,login} /boot/dietpi/patch_file
+			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+			# Mask ARMbian services, which are otherwise re-enabled on related APT package upgrade
+			local packages=$(dpkg-query -Wf '${PACKAGE}\n' linux-*-root-*)
+			for i in packages
+			do
+
+				services=$(dpkg -L $i | sed -n '\|^/lib/systemd/system/[^/]*\.service$|{s|^.*/||g;p}')
+				[[ $services == *'armbian'* ]] || continue # Failsafe
+				systemctl disable --now $services
+				systemctl mask $services
+
+			done
+			# Place DPKG exclude file, especially to skip cron jobs, which are doomed to fail and an unnecessary overhead + syslog spam on DietPi
+			rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/*armbian*
+			rm -f /etc/cron.*/*armbian*
+			#rm -f /etc/default/*armbian*
+			rm -f /etc/update-motd.d/*armbian*
+			rm -f /etc/profile.d/*armbian*
+			#[[ -d '/usr/lib/armbian' ]] && rm -R /usr/lib/armbian
+			[[ -d '/usr/share/armbian' ]] && rm -R /usr/share/armbian
+			cat << _EOF_ > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/dietpi-no_armbian
+# Exclude conflicting ARMbian files
+path-exclude /lib/systemd/system/*armbian*
+path-exclude /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/*armbian*
+path-exclude /etc/cron.*/*armbian*
+#path-exclude /etc/default/*armbian* # Breaks ARMbain root package upgrade
+path-exclude /etc/update-motd.d/*armbian*
+path-exclude /etc/profile.d/*armbian*
+#path-exclude /usr/lib/armbian # Breaks ARMbain root package upgrade
+path-exclude /usr/share/armbian
+_EOF_
 			#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 			# Reinstalls
 			#	Syncthing: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/pull/3202