diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 31efa88a63..117d4f707c 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ mkdir -p ${STAMPS_INSTALL}/${PKG_NAME}
 
 ${SCRIPTS}/build "${1}" "${PARENT_PKG}"
 
-if is_sequential_build; then
+if is_sequential_build || [ "${PARENT_PKG}" = "initramfs:target" ]; then
   if [ "${TARGET}" = "target" ] ; then
     for p in ${PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET}; do
       ${SCRIPTS}/install "${p}" "${PARENT_PKG}"