diff --git a/target/linux/malta/be/target.mk b/target/linux/malta/be/target.mk
index 87d5eeb9df..681bba881f 100644
--- a/target/linux/malta/be/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/malta/be/target.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ARCH:=mips
+ARCH_PACKAGES:=malta_mips
 SUBTARGET:=be
 BOARDNAME:=Big Endian
 FEATURES:=ramdisk
diff --git a/target/linux/malta/le/target.mk b/target/linux/malta/le/target.mk
index ca12faba0c..5b609980b2 100644
--- a/target/linux/malta/le/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/malta/le/target.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ARCH:=mipsel
+ARCH_PACKAGES:=malta_mipsel
 SUBTARGET:=le
 BOARDNAME:=Little Endian
 FEATURES:=ramdisk