diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 9fbc63d19e..45589bcbb4 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ endif
 # human-friendly targets and target sequencing
 $(1):			$(1)-install
 $(1)-install:		$$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL)
+$$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL): $$($(2)_TARGET_BUILD)
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_TYPE),host)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL): $$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL_HOST)