diff --git a/packages/linux-firmware/install b/packages/linux-firmware/install
deleted file mode 100755
index 65fb892014..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux-firmware/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. config/options $1
-
-for firmware in "$FIRMWARE"; do
-
-  [ "$firmware" = ipw2100 ] && $SCRIPTS/install ipw2100-fw
-  [ "$firmware" = ipw2200 ] && $SCRIPTS/install ipw2200-fw
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl1000 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-1000-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl3945 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-3945-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl4965 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-4965-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl5000 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-5000-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl5150 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-5150-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl6000 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-6000-ucode
-  [ "$firmware" = iwl6050 ] && $SCRIPTS/install iwlwifi-6050-ucode
-
-done
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/packages/linux-firmware/meta b/packages/linux-firmware/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bf93107e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux-firmware/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+PKG_NAME="linux-firmware"
+PKG_VERSION=""
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
+PKG_URL=""
+PKG_DEPENDS=""
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="linux-firmware"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="linux-firmware: Meta package to install firmware drivers"
+PKG_LONGDESC="linux-firmware is a Meta package to install firmware drivers"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+for firmware in $FIRMWARE; do
+
+  [ "$firmware" = ipw2100 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS ipw2100-fw"
+  [ "$firmware" = ipw2200 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS ipw2200-fw"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl1000 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-1000-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl3945 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-3945-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl4965 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-4965-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl5000 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-5000-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl5150 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-5150-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl6000 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-6000-ucode"
+  [ "$firmware" = iwl6050 ] && PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS iwlwifi-6050-ucode"
+
+done