diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index d2a003d9c5..d9133ddd40 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -523,6 +523,13 @@ init_package_cache() {
     _CACHE_PACKAGE_LOCAL=""
     _CACHE_PACKAGE_GLOBAL=""
 
+    # cache project/device folder for a package
+    if [ -n $DEVICE ]; then
+      for DIR in $(find $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/packages -type d 2>/dev/null); do
+        [ -r "$DIR/package.mk" ] && _CACHE_PACKAGE_LOCAL+="${DIR}${_ANCHOR}\n"
+      done
+    fi
+
     # cache project folder for a package
     for DIR in $(find $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages -type d 2>/dev/null); do
       [ -r "$DIR/package.mk" ] && _CACHE_PACKAGE_LOCAL+="${DIR}${_ANCHOR}\n"