diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index fd50cb4d81..c086cc21cc 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	ARCH="$(ARCH)"
 
+MAKE_INSTALL_FLAGS = \
+	$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
+	DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)"
+
 MAKE_PATH = .
 
 define Build/Compile/Default
@@ -110,3 +114,10 @@ define Build/Compile/Default
 		$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		$(1);
 endef
+
+define Build/Install/Default
+	$(MAKE_VARS) \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(MAKE_PATH) \
+		$(MAKE_INSTALL_FLAGS) \
+		$(1) install;
+endef
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index e0f8c719f4..9c6503799b 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -150,17 +150,10 @@ define pkg_install_bin
 	$(foreach install_apps,$(1),$(INSTALL_DIR) $(3)/`dirname $(install_apps)`; $(INSTALL_BIN) $(2)/$(install_apps) $(3)/`dirname $(install_apps)`;)
 endef
 
-define Build/Prepare
-  $(call Build/Prepare/Default,)
-endef
-
-define Build/Configure
-  $(call Build/Configure/Default,)
-endef
-
-define Build/Compile
-  $(call Build/Compile/Default,)
-endef
+Build/Prepare=$(call Build/Prepare/Default,)
+Build/Configure=$(call Build/Configure/Default,)
+Build/Compile=$(call Build/Compile/Default,)
+Build/Install=$(if $(PKG_INSTALL),$(call Build/Install/Default,))
 
 $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@