diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index 36f030375d1a16264d14202fbe839a0680a07907..c67ee4b8aee21e413348f43d0dc59d248108a196 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 		$($(1)_COMMANDS) \
 	)
 
-    $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
+    $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(IDIR_$(1)))
 	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 	-find $$(IDIR_$(1)) -name 'CVS' -o -name '.svn' -o -name '.#*' | $(XARGS) rm -rf
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
     $$(INFO_$(1)): $$(IPKG_$(1))
 	$(IPKG) install $$(IPKG_$(1))
 
+    $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf:
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/etc
+	echo "dest root /" > $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf
+	echo "option offline_root $(TARGET_DIR)" >> $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf
+
     $(1)-clean:
 	rm -f $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(1)_*
 
diff --git a/tools/ipkg-utils/Makefile b/tools/ipkg-utils/Makefile
index 9c0330859b8330e53165dad34a2e63c5fe5e41d6..830d38a7c442cd401a1add11540428f6363f272f 100644
--- a/tools/ipkg-utils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/ipkg-utils/Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ PKG_CAT:=zcat
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Build/Install
-	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/etc
-	echo "dest root /" > $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf
-	echo "option offline_root $(TARGET_DIR)" >> $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-build \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-buildpackage \