diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/ar7/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/ar7/Makefile
index a98f53efb6f..5ee6b0dc103 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/ar7/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/ar7/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/ar7loader
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/aruba/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/aruba/Makefile
index 7c735b5cdbd..ad13ffd5417 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/aruba/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/aruba/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 LOADADDR = 0x81000000		# RAM start + 16M 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/au1000/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/au1000/Makefile
index 956d6738e33..3aaf665ca9b 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/au1000/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/au1000/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 LOADADDR = 0x8108c8f4		# RAM start + 16M 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/brcm/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/brcm/Makefile
index e4ccffdb652..30bad50f20d 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/brcm/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/brcm/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 define Build/Compile
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/generic/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/generic/Makefile
index a11574b3b45..3cb3b2e0b67 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/generic/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/generic/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 # use default targets for everything
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/rb532/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/rb532/Makefile
index b589f045be8..bba89522ac8 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/rb532/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/rb532/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 LOADADDR = 0x81000000		# RAM start + 16M 
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/x86/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/x86/Makefile
index 94d1dade115..e4b3a9e4460 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/x86/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/x86/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 define Image/Build
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/image/xscale/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/image/xscale/Makefile
index ba203705e1b..683c6028f69 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/image/xscale/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/image/xscale/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
 define Image/Build