diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 7679c41556..8cd5a7ff62 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -706,10 +706,6 @@ $(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_RDEPENDENCIES = $$(sort \
 	) \
 	$$($(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_RDEPENDENCIES__X))
 
-$(2)_INSTALL_STAGING		?= NO
-$(2)_INSTALL_IMAGES		?= NO
-$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET		?= YES
-
 # define sub-target stamps
 $(2)_TARGET_INSTALL_TARGET =	$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_target_installed
 $(2)_TARGET_INSTALL_STAGING =	$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_staging_installed
@@ -770,6 +766,9 @@ $(1):			$(1)-install
 ifeq ($$($(2)_TYPE),host)
 $(1)-install:	        $(1)-install-host
 else
+$(2)_INSTALL_STAGING	?= NO
+$(2)_INSTALL_IMAGES	?= NO
+$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET	?= YES
 $(1)-install:		$(1)-install-staging $(1)-install-target $(1)-install-images
 endif