diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 04d5fe3d22..95c5b37b31 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ SED="sed -i"
   PKG_LICENSE="unknown"
   PKG_SITE=""
   PKG_URL=""
-  PKG_DEPENDS=""
+  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
+  PKG_DEPENDS_HOST=""
+  PKG_DEPENDS_INIT=""
+  PKG_DEPENDS_BOOTSTRAP=""
   PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
   PKG_SECTION=""
   PKG_SHORTDESC="$1 (autogenerated)"
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index e148aba780..87a2027f1b 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}INSTALL${endcolor}    $PACKAGE_NAME ${bold
 export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
 if [ "$TARGET" = target ] ; then
-  for p in $PKG_DEPENDS $PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET; do
+  for p in $PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET; do
     $SCRIPTS/install $p
   done
 elif [ "$TARGET" = init ] ; then
-  for p in $PKG_DEPENDS $PKG_DEPENDS_INIT; do
+  for p in $PKG_DEPENDS_INIT; do
     $SCRIPTS/install $p
   done
   INSTALL=$BUILD/initramfs