diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/install b/packages/tools/installer/install
index c9070c4773..b384609065 100755
--- a/packages/tools/installer/install
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/install
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install busybox
-$SCRIPTS/install bash
-$SCRIPTS/install dialog
-$SCRIPTS/install parted
-$SCRIPTS/install e2fsprogs
-$SCRIPTS/install syslinux
-$SCRIPTS/install flashrom
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/installer $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
index 4d95fac3e7..5607b32440 100755
--- a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ function do_install_quick() {
           msg_progress_install "7" "creating label on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
             parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE mklabel msdos >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
+          msg_progress_install "9" "writing MBR on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+            cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
+
           msg_progress_install "10" "creating partition on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
             parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit cyl mkpart primary ext2 -- 0 $PARTSIZE_SYSTEM >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
@@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ function do_poweroff() {
 
 # setup needed variables
   BETA="yes"
-  VERSION="0.2.3"
+  VERSION="0.2.4"
   BACKTITLE="OpenELEC.tv Installer $VERSION"
 
   TMPDIR="/tmp/installer"