diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile b/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
index f0394f84b0b..af60bafacec 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ $(IPKG_BASE):
 $(IPKG_LIBC):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(IDIR_LIBC) ipkg/uclibc.control $(LIBC_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)
 	mkdir -p $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib
-	cp -fpR $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/ld-uClibc*.so.* $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib/
+	cp $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/ld-uClibc*.so.* $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib/
 	for file in c crypt dl m nsl resolv rt uClibc util; do \
-		cp -fpR $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/lib$$file*.so.* $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib/; \
+		cp $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/lib$$file*.so.* $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib/; \
 	done
 	-$(STRIP) $(IDIR_LIBC)/lib/*
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_LIBC) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ $(IPKG_GCC):
 	-$(STRIP) $(IDIR_GCC)/lib/*
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_GCC) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 
+package-clean:
+	rm -f $(PACKAGES)
+clean: package-clean
 prepare:
 compile: $(PACKAGES)
 install: compile
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
index 0fcf441a88d..36e18e70543 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ LINUX_KCONFIG:=./config/$(BOARD)
 LINUX_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux-2.4-$(BOARD)
 LINUX_TARGET_DIR:=$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/root
 LINUX_KERNEL:=$(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/vmlinux
-LINUX_KARCH:=$(shell echo $(ARCH) | sed -e 's/i[3-9]86/i386/' \
-	-e 's/mipsel/mips/' \
-	-e 's/powerpc/ppc/' \
-	-e 's/sh[234]/sh/' \
-	)
 
 LINUX_BINARY_DRIVER_SITE := http://openwrt.org/downloads/sources/
 LINUX_SOURCE := linux-$(LINUX_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -226,6 +221,15 @@ $(STAGING_DIR)/include/linux/version.h: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
 	tar -ch -C $(LINUX_DIR)/include -f - linux | tar -xf - -C $(STAGING_DIR)/include/
 	tar -ch -C $(LINUX_DIR)/include -f - asm | tar -xf - -C $(STAGING_DIR)/include/
 
+$(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done
+	@mkdir -p $(STAMP_DIR)
+	@$(MAKE) $(TARGETS)
+	ln -sf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(LINUX_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/package \
+		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
+		compile
+	touch $@
+
 $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR): 
 	-mkdir -p $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR)
 
@@ -241,11 +245,7 @@ $(KERNEL_IPKG):
 
 source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 prepare: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
-compile: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules_done $(TARGETS)
-	ln -sf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(LINUX_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(TOPDIR)/target/linux/package \
-		$(KPKG_MAKEOPTS) \
-		compile
+compile: $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
 
 install: compile $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR) $(KERNEL_IPKG)
 	rm -rf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/root*
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ install: compile $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR) $(KERNEL_IPKG)
 	[ "$(INSTALL_TARGETS)" != "" ] && $(IPKG_KERNEL) install $(INSTALL_TARGETS) || true
 
 mostlyclean:
+	rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
 	rm -f $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)/.modules_done
 	rm -f $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION)/.drivers-unpacked
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) clean
@@ -274,5 +275,6 @@ rebuild:
 	$(MAKE) compile
 
 clean:
+	rm -f $(STAMP_DIR)/.linux-compile
 	rm -rf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)
 	rm -f $(TARGETS)
diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk b/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
index 39afadb3418..606efb6d9ec 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/rules.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+LINUX_KARCH:=$(shell echo $(ARCH) | sed -e 's/i[3-9]86/i386/' \
+	-e 's/mipsel/mips/' \
+	-e 's/powerpc/ppc/' \
+	-e 's/sh[234]/sh/' \
+)
+
+
 define KMOD_template
 ifeq ($$(strip $(4)),)
 KDEPEND_$(1):=m
@@ -39,3 +46,5 @@ endif
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $$(I_$(1)) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 
 endef
+
+