diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 6ddbc1ba45a..151942de343 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -22,20 +22,7 @@ $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR):
 %-prereq: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prereq,%,$@) prereq
 
-%-download: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-download,%,$@) download
-
-%-prepare: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
-
-%-compile: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
-
-%-install: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
-
-%-clean: $(STAMP_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
+$(eval $(call default_subtargets,$(TARGET_DIR)))
 
 ifeq ($(SDK),1)
 GENDEP_OPTS := -s
diff --git a/target/Makefile b/target/Makefile
index 724ac4450d4..1b6cbb54ee1 100644
--- a/target/Makefile
+++ b/target/Makefile
@@ -51,14 +51,4 @@ image_install: image_compile
 imagebuilder_install: image_install
 	$(MAKE) -C imagebuilder install
 
-%-clean: FORCE
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-clean,%,$@) clean
-%-download: FORCE
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-download,%,$@) download
-%-prepare: FORCE
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-prepare,%,$@) prepare
-%-compile: %-prepare
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-compile,%,$@) compile
-%-install: %-compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(patsubst %-install,%,$@) install
-
+$(eval $(call default_subtargets,))