diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b08d30ffe9..2499304c6a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,20 +86,6 @@ prepare: .config $(tools/stamp-install) $(toolchain/stamp-install)
 world: prepare $(target/stamp-compile) $(package/stamp-compile) $(package/stamp-install) $(target/stamp-install) FORCE
 	$(_SINGLE)$(SUBMAKE) -r package/index
 
-# update all feeds, re-create index files, install symlinks
-package/symlinks:
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds update -a
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds install -a
-
-# re-create index files, install symlinks
-package/symlinks-install:
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds update -i
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds install -a
-
-# remove all symlinks, don't touch ./feeds
-package/symlinks-clean:
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds uninstall -a
-
 .PHONY: clean dirclean prereq prepare world package/symlinks package/symlinks-install package/symlinks-clean
 
 endif
diff --git a/include/toplevel.mk b/include/toplevel.mk
index d8651d923b5..bbeb7ebcefb 100644
--- a/include/toplevel.mk
+++ b/include/toplevel.mk
@@ -193,6 +193,20 @@ else
 
 endif
 
+# update all feeds, re-create index files, install symlinks
+package/symlinks:
+	./scripts/feeds update -a
+	./scripts/feeds install -a
+
+# re-create index files, install symlinks
+package/symlinks-install:
+	./scripts/feeds update -i
+	./scripts/feeds install -a
+
+# remove all symlinks, don't touch ./feeds
+package/symlinks-clean:
+	./scripts/feeds uninstall -a
+
 help:
 	cat README