diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index ecb1bf5e1e..a3a74aaa4f 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ make_target() {
     $SCRIPTS/install initramfs
   )
 
-  LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_IMAGE $KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD
-
   if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" -a -n "$KERNEL_UBOOT_EXTRA_TARGET" ]; then
     for extra_target in "$KERNEL_UBOOT_EXTRA_TARGET"; do
       LDFLAGS="" make $extra_target
     done
   fi
 
+  LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_IMAGE $KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD
+
   if [ "$PERF_SUPPORT" = "yes" -a "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
     ( cd tools/perf