diff --git a/boot/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk b/boot/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
index 37f8ac70c4..871b0ffb49 100644
--- a/boot/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
+++ b/boot/at91bootstrap/at91bootstrap.mk
@@ -31,19 +31,11 @@ endef
 
 $(eval $(call GENTARGETS,boot,at91bootstrap))
 
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP),y)
-TARGETS+=at91bootstrap
-
 # we NEED a board name unless we're at make source
 ifeq ($(filter source,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 ifeq ($(AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD),)
 $(error No AT91Bootstrap board name set. Check your BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD setting)
 endif
 endif
-
 endif
diff --git a/boot/at91dataflashboot/at91dataflashboot.mk b/boot/at91dataflashboot/at91dataflashboot.mk
index 9b6cf21166..14fb8c54d3 100644
--- a/boot/at91dataflashboot/at91dataflashboot.mk
+++ b/boot/at91dataflashboot/at91dataflashboot.mk
@@ -20,12 +20,3 @@ define AT91DATAFLASHBOOT_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call GENTARGETS,boot,at91dataflashboot))
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_AT91DATAFLASHBOOT),y)
-TARGETS+=at91dataflashboot
-endif
diff --git a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
index 34ec5dadf2..1952c987f7 100644
--- a/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
+++ b/boot/barebox/barebox.mk
@@ -54,13 +54,10 @@ endif
 $(eval $(call GENTARGETS,boot,barebox))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX),y)
-TARGETS+=barebox
-
 # we NEED a board defconfig file unless we're at make source
 ifeq ($(filter source,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 ifeq ($(BAREBOX_BOARD_DEFCONFIG),)
 $(error No Barebox defconfig file. Check your BR2_TARGET_BAREBOX_BOARD_DEFCONFIG setting)
 endif
 endif
-
 endif
diff --git a/boot/grub/grub.mk b/boot/grub/grub.mk
index 49384169f1..2ce8eabc90 100644
--- a/boot/grub/grub.mk
+++ b/boot/grub/grub.mk
@@ -83,12 +83,3 @@ define GRUB_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,boot,grub))
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_GRUB),y)
-TARGETS+=grub
-endif
diff --git a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
index e9c32b6409..686124fe59 100644
--- a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
+++ b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
@@ -27,12 +27,3 @@ define SYSLINUX_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call GENTARGETS,boot,syslinux))
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX),y)
-TARGETS+=syslinux
-endif
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 3e945c7f25..dfa012a8fc 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -111,19 +111,11 @@ endef
 
 $(eval $(call GENTARGETS,boot,uboot))
 
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT),y)
-TARGETS+=u-boot
-
 # we NEED a board name unless we're at make source
 ifeq ($(filter source,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 ifeq ($(UBOOT_BOARD_NAME),)
 $(error NO U-Boot board name set. Check your BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME setting)
 endif
 endif
-
 endif
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index f8eac6fb43..25db1f5ea5 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ $(LINUX_DIR)/.stamp_initramfs_rebuilt: $(LINUX_DIR)/.stamp_target_installed $(LI
 # after it generated the initramfs list of files.
 linux-rebuild-with-initramfs linux26-rebuild-with-initramfs: $(LINUX_DIR)/.stamp_initramfs_rebuilt
 
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL),y)
-TARGETS+=linux
-endif
-
 # Checks to give errors that the user can understand
 ifeq ($(filter source,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_DEFCONFIG),y)
diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index aa5c0d7e81..faa7ff1f38 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -522,10 +522,20 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_UNINSTALL):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_CLEAN):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN):		PKG=$(2)
 
+# Compute the name of the Kconfig option that correspond to the
+# package being enabled. We handle three cases: the special Linux
+# kernel case, the bootloaders case, and the normal packages case.
+ifeq ($(1),linux)
+$(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
+else ifeq ($(4),boot)
+$(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_TARGET_$(2)
+else
+$(2)_KCONFIG_VAR = BR2_PACKAGE_$(2)
+endif
+
 # add package to the general list of targets if requested by the buildroot
 # configuration
-
-ifeq ($$(BR2_PACKAGE_$(2)),y)
+ifeq ($$($$($(2)_KCONFIG_VAR)),y)
 
 TARGETS += $(1)
 
@@ -537,7 +547,7 @@ else ifeq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),bzr)
 DL_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += bzr
 endif # SITE_METHOD
 
-endif # BR2_PACKAGE_$(2)
+endif # $(2)_KCONFIG_VAR
 endef # GENTARGETS_INNER
 
 ################################################################################