diff --git a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
index f76c7a79f5..8e6831521a 100644
--- a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $$(addprefix $(1)-,$$($(2)_KCONFIG_EDITORS)): $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_
 	$$($(2)_MAKE_ENV) $$(MAKE) -C $$($(2)_DIR) \
 		$$($(2)_KCONFIG_OPTS) $$(subst $(1)-,,$$@)
 	rm -f $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_{kconfig_fixup_done,configured,built}
-	rm -f $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_{target,staging}_installed
+	rm -f $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_{target,staging,images}_installed
 
 $(1)-savedefconfig: $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_kconfig_fixup_done
 	$$($(2)_MAKE_ENV) $$(MAKE) -C $$($(2)_DIR) \