diff --git a/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk b/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
index 42bc32a929..873b93eb75 100644
--- a/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
+++ b/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ diffutils-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_SOURCE)
 
 $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_SOURCE)
 	$(DIFFUTILS_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/config
 	touch $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/.configured: $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_TARGET_BINARY): $(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_BINARY)
 
 diffutils: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DIFFUTILS_TARGET_BINARY)
 
+diff-utils-unpacked:	$(DIFFUTILS_DIR)/.unpacked
+
 diffutils-clean:
 	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(DIFFUTILS_DIR) uninstall
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(DIFFUTILS_DIR) clean
diff --git a/package/distcc/distcc.mk b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
index 4cf540ad90..5ffbfc33ce 100644
--- a/package/distcc/distcc.mk
+++ b/package/distcc/distcc.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ distcc-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(CVS_SOURCE)
 
 $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE)
 	$(DISTCC_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(DISTCC_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(DISTCC_DIR)
 	touch $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(DISTCC_DIR)/.configured: $(DISTCC_DIR)/.unpacked
diff --git a/package/freetype/freetype.mk b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
index cf7bac555a..254c61aaec 100644
--- a/package/freetype/freetype.mk
+++ b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE):
 
 $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE)
 	$(FREETYPE_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(FREETYPE_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(FREETYPE_DIR)
 	touch $(FREETYPE_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 # freetype for the target