diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 530ff421f6..228659f319 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ TARGET_ADDONS="$TARGET_IMG/$ADDONS/$ADDON_PATH"
 ADDON_BUILD="$BUILD/$ADDONS/$1"
 STAMPS_NOARCH=.stamps
 STAMPS=$BUILD/.stamps
+INSTALLSTAMPS=$BUILD/.install
 DOCS=DOCS
 TOOLCHAIN=$BUILD/toolchain
 SYSROOT_PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/$TARGET_NAME/sysroot
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index c1e911454f..9bc79c505c 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -7,40 +7,53 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -f $PKG_DIR/arch ]; then
-  grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" "$PKG_DIR/arch" || exit 0
-  grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" "$PKG_DIR/arch" && exit 0
+mkdir -p $INSTALLSTAMPS/$1
+INSTALLSTAMP=$INSTALLSTAMPS/$1/install
+
+if [ $1 = "image" ]; then
+  rm -rf $INSTALLSTAMPS
+  mkdir -p $INSTALLSTAMPS/image
 fi
 
-if [ -f $PKG_DIR/platform ]; then
-  grep -q "$TARGET_PLATFORM" "$PKG_DIR/platform" || exit 0
-  grep -q "\-$TARGET_PLATFORM" "$PKG_DIR/platform" && exit 0
-fi
-
-if [ -d $PKG_DIR/init.d ]; then
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d
-  cp $PKG_DIR/init.d/* $INSTALL/etc/init.d/
-fi
-
-if [ -d $PKG_DIR/profile.d ]; then
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/profile.d
-  cp $PKG_DIR/profile.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/profile.d/
-fi
-
-if [ -d $PKG_DIR/init.network ]; then
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d/network
-  cp $PKG_DIR/init.network/* $INSTALL/etc/init.d/network/
-fi
-
-$SCRIPTS/build $@
-printf  "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" >&$SILENT_OUT
-#dialog --infobox "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" 15 40
-export INDENT=$((${INDENT:-1}+$INDENT_SIZE))
-
-for p in $PKG_DEPENDS; do
-  $SCRIPTS/install $p
-done
-
-if [ -f $PKG_DIR/install ]; then
-  $PKG_DIR/install $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
+if [ ! -f $INSTALLSTAMP ]; then
+
+  if [ -f $PKG_DIR/arch ]; then
+    grep -q "$TARGET_ARCH" "$PKG_DIR/arch" || exit 0
+    grep -q "\-$TARGET_ARCH" "$PKG_DIR/arch" && exit 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f $PKG_DIR/platform ]; then
+    grep -q "$TARGET_PLATFORM" "$PKG_DIR/platform" || exit 0
+    grep -q "\-$TARGET_PLATFORM" "$PKG_DIR/platform" && exit 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d $PKG_DIR/init.d ]; then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d
+    cp $PKG_DIR/init.d/* $INSTALL/etc/init.d/
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d $PKG_DIR/profile.d ]; then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/profile.d
+    cp $PKG_DIR/profile.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/profile.d/
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d $PKG_DIR/init.network ]; then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d/network
+    cp $PKG_DIR/init.network/* $INSTALL/etc/init.d/network/
+  fi
+
+  $SCRIPTS/build $@
+  printf  "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" >&$SILENT_OUT
+  #dialog --infobox "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" 15 40
+  export INDENT=$((${INDENT:-1}+$INDENT_SIZE))
+
+  for p in $PKG_DEPENDS; do
+    $SCRIPTS/install $p
+  done
+
+  if [ -f $PKG_DIR/install ]; then
+    $PKG_DIR/install $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
+  fi
+
+  touch $INSTALLSTAMP
 fi