diff --git a/packages/plugins/install b/packages/plugins/install
deleted file mode 100755
index 0af5900c71..0000000000
--- a/packages/plugins/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. config/options $1
-
-for plugin in $XBMC_PLUGINS; do
-  $SCRIPTS/install $plugin
-done
diff --git a/packages/plugins/meta b/packages/plugins/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..131409744c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugins/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="plugins"
+PKG_VERSION=""
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
+PKG_URL=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="$XBMC_PLUGINS"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="plugins"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="plugins: Metafile to install plugins"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Metafile to install plugins"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"