diff --git a/package/meson/meson.mk b/package/meson/meson.mk
index 29a192c569..c708532c6d 100644
--- a/package/meson/meson.mk
+++ b/package/meson/meson.mk
@@ -49,28 +49,4 @@ HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_CFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $
 HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)`)
 HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)`)
 
-# Generate a Meson cross-compilation.conf suitable for use with the
-# SDK; also install the file as a template for users to add their
-# own flags if they need to.
-define HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
-	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson
-	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU_FAMILY)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
-	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
-	    $(HOST_MESON_PKGDIR)/cross-compilation.conf.in \
-	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
-	sed -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%%g" \
-	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_LDFLAGS@%%g" \
-	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%%g" \
-	    $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in \
-	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf
-endef
-
-TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
-
 $(eval $(host-python-package))
diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 184a22a44a..2189565440 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -178,3 +178,32 @@ endef
 
 meson-package = $(call inner-meson-package,$(pkgname),$(call UPPERCASE,$(pkgname)),$(call UPPERCASE,$(pkgname)),target)
 host-meson-package = $(call inner-meson-package,host-$(pkgname),$(call UPPERCASE,host-$(pkgname)),$(call UPPERCASE,$(pkgname)),host)
+
+################################################################################
+# Generation of the Meson cross-compilation.conf file
+################################################################################
+
+# Generate a Meson cross-compilation.conf suitable for use with the
+# SDK; also install the file as a template for users to add their
+# own flags if they need to.
+define PKG_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
+	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson
+	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU_FAMILY)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
+	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
+	    $(HOST_MESON_PKGDIR)/cross-compilation.conf.in \
+	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
+	sed -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_LDFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in \
+	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf
+endef
+
+TOOLCHAIN_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
+TOOLCHAIN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES