diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
index 521d6d50c7..9d1428ad40 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-generic.txt
@@ -347,6 +347,13 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
   a similar way, +HOST_LIBFOO_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies for
   the current host package.
 
+* +LIBFOO_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of
+  package name) that are required for the current target package to be
+  extracted. These dependencies are guaranteed to be compiled and
+  installed before the extract step of the current package
+  starts. This is only used internally by the package infrastructure,
+  and should typically not be used directly by packages.
+
 * +LIBFOO_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES+ lists the dependencies (in terms of
   package name) that are required for the current package to be
   patched. These dependencies are guaranteed to be extracted and
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 3cadb28595..0a404040b0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -557,8 +557,13 @@ endif
 
 # Eliminate duplicates in dependencies
 $(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_DEPENDENCIES))
+$(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES))
 $(2)_FINAL_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES))
-$(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES) $$($(2)_FINAL_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES))
+$(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	$$(sort \
+		$$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES) \
+		$$($(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES) \
+		$$($(2)_FINAL_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES))
 
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING		?= NO
 $(2)_INSTALL_IMAGES		?= NO
@@ -681,6 +686,7 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):  | $$(patsubst %,%-patch,$$($(2)_FINAL_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES
 
 $(1)-extract:			$$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):	$$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE)
+$$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT): | $$($(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 $(1)-depends:		$$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES)