diff --git a/rpmostree-cxxrs.cxx b/rpmostree-cxxrs.cxx
index ad66b314d0..8b354e096a 100644
--- a/rpmostree-cxxrs.cxx
+++ b/rpmostree-cxxrs.cxx
@@ -2172,6 +2172,9 @@ extern "C"
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen
   rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$compose_postprocess_final_pre (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd) noexcept;
 
+  ::rust::repr::PtrLen rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$compose_postprocess_final (
+      ::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::Treefile const &treefile) noexcept;
+
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (
       ::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable const &cancellable) noexcept;
 
@@ -2181,9 +2184,6 @@ extern "C"
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (
       ::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable) noexcept;
 
-  ::rust::repr::PtrLen rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$prepare_rpmdb_base_location (
-      ::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable) noexcept;
-
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen
   rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$compose_postprocess_rpm_macro (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd) noexcept;
 
@@ -3969,11 +3969,10 @@ compose_postprocess_final_pre (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd)
 }
 
 void
-convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
-                           ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable const &cancellable)
+compose_postprocess_final (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::Treefile const &treefile)
 {
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$
-      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (rootfs_dfd, cancellable);
+      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$compose_postprocess_final (rootfs_dfd, treefile);
   if (error$.ptr)
     {
       throw ::rust::impl< ::rust::Error>::error (error$);
@@ -3981,9 +3980,11 @@ convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
 }
 
 void
-rootfs_prepare_links (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd)
+convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
+                           ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable const &cancellable)
 {
-  ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$ = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$rootfs_prepare_links (rootfs_dfd);
+  ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$
+      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (rootfs_dfd, cancellable);
   if (error$.ptr)
     {
       throw ::rust::impl< ::rust::Error>::error (error$);
@@ -3991,11 +3992,9 @@ rootfs_prepare_links (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd)
 }
 
 void
-workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
-                                   ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable)
+rootfs_prepare_links (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd)
 {
-  ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$
-      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (rootfs_dfd, cancellable);
+  ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$ = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$rootfs_prepare_links (rootfs_dfd);
   if (error$.ptr)
     {
       throw ::rust::impl< ::rust::Error>::error (error$);
@@ -4003,10 +4002,11 @@ workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
 }
 
 void
-prepare_rpmdb_base_location (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable)
+workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
+                                   ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable)
 {
   ::rust::repr::PtrLen error$
-      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$prepare_rpmdb_base_location (rootfs_dfd, cancellable);
+      = rpmostreecxx$cxxbridge1$workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (rootfs_dfd, cancellable);
   if (error$.ptr)
     {
       throw ::rust::impl< ::rust::Error>::error (error$);
diff --git a/rpmostree-cxxrs.h b/rpmostree-cxxrs.h
index f71836ce25..8736d14131 100644
--- a/rpmostree-cxxrs.h
+++ b/rpmostree-cxxrs.h
@@ -1842,6 +1842,9 @@ void compose_postprocess (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd, ::rpmostreecxx::Treefile &t
 
 void compose_postprocess_final_pre (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd);
 
+void compose_postprocess_final (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
+                                ::rpmostreecxx::Treefile const &treefile);
+
 void convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
                                 ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable const &cancellable);
 
@@ -1850,9 +1853,6 @@ void rootfs_prepare_links (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd);
 void workaround_selinux_cross_labeling (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
                                         ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable);
 
-void prepare_rpmdb_base_location (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd,
-                                  ::rpmostreecxx::GCancellable &cancellable);
-
 void compose_postprocess_rpm_macro (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd);
 
 void postprocess_cleanup_rpmdb (::std::int32_t rootfs_dfd);
diff --git a/rust/src/composepost.rs b/rust/src/composepost.rs
index 43174c23e0..38b30dc4d3 100644
--- a/rust/src/composepost.rs
+++ b/rust/src/composepost.rs
@@ -1028,14 +1028,11 @@ fn workaround_selinux_cross_labeling_recurse(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn prepare_rpmdb_base_location(
-    rootfs_dfd: i32,
-    cancellable: Pin<&mut crate::FFIGCancellable>,
-) -> CxxResult<()> {
+/// This is the nearly the last code executed before we run `ostree commit`.
+pub fn compose_postprocess_final(rootfs_dfd: i32, _treefile: &Treefile) -> CxxResult<()> {
     let rootfs = unsafe { &crate::ffiutil::ffi_dirfd(rootfs_dfd)? };
-    let cancellable = &cancellable.gobj_wrap();
 
-    hardlink_rpmdb_base_location(rootfs, Some(cancellable))?;
+    hardlink_rpmdb_base_location(rootfs, None)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 318f0bca4e..459131e082 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -290,16 +290,13 @@ pub mod ffi {
             unified_core: bool,
         ) -> Result<()>;
         fn compose_postprocess_final_pre(rootfs_dfd: i32) -> Result<()>;
+        fn compose_postprocess_final(rootfs_dfd: i32, treefile: &Treefile) -> Result<()>;
         fn convert_var_to_tmpfiles_d(rootfs_dfd: i32, cancellable: &GCancellable) -> Result<()>;
         fn rootfs_prepare_links(rootfs_dfd: i32) -> Result<()>;
         fn workaround_selinux_cross_labeling(
             rootfs_dfd: i32,
             cancellable: Pin<&mut GCancellable>,
         ) -> Result<()>;
-        fn prepare_rpmdb_base_location(
-            rootfs_dfd: i32,
-            cancellable: Pin<&mut GCancellable>,
-        ) -> Result<()>;
         fn compose_postprocess_rpm_macro(rootfs_dfd: i32) -> Result<()>;
         fn postprocess_cleanup_rpmdb(rootfs_dfd: i32) -> Result<()>;
         fn rewrite_rpmdb_for_target(rootfs_dfd: i32, normalize: bool) -> Result<()>;
diff --git a/src/libpriv/rpmostree-postprocess.cxx b/src/libpriv/rpmostree-postprocess.cxx
index 7d34ca0549..761ff20b9e 100644
--- a/src/libpriv/rpmostree-postprocess.cxx
+++ b/src/libpriv/rpmostree-postprocess.cxx
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ postprocess_final (int rootfs_dfd, rpmostreecxx::Treefile &treefile, gboolean un
         return glnx_prefix_error (error, "During kernel processing");
     }
 
-  /* we're composing a new tree; copy the rpmdb to the base location */
-  ROSCXX_TRY (prepare_rpmdb_base_location (rootfs_dfd, *cancellable), error);
+  /* And now the penultimate postprocessing */
+  ROSCXX_TRY (compose_postprocess_final (rootfs_dfd, treefile), error);
 
   return TRUE;
 }