diff --git a/package/kismet/kismet.mk b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
index de66ee6019..482c7dbec5 100644
--- a/package/kismet/kismet.mk
+++ b/package/kismet/kismet.mk
@@ -29,24 +29,38 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KISMET_DRONE),y)
 	KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS += kismet_drone.conf
 endif
 
-$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,kismet))
-
-$(KISMET_TARGET_INSTALL_TARGET):
-	$(call MESSAGE,"Installing")
 ifdef KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES
+define KISMET_INSTALL_TARGET_BINARIES
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(addprefix $(KISMET_DIR)/, $(KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES)) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin
+endef
 endif
-ifdef KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(addprefix $(KISMET_DIR)/conf/, $(KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS)) $(TARGET_DIR)/etc
-endif
-	touch $@
 
-$(KISMET_TARGET_UNINSTALL):
-	$(call MESSAGE,"Uninstalling")
-ifdef KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/, $(KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES))
-endif
 ifdef KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/, $(KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS))
+define KISMET_INSTALL_TARGET_CONFIGS
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(addprefix $(KISMET_DIR)/conf/, $(KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS)) $(TARGET_DIR)/etc
+endef
 endif
-	rm -f $(KISMET_TARGET_INSTALL_TARGET) $(KISMET_HOOK_POST_INSTALL)
+
+define KISMET_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(KISMET_INSTALL_TARGET_BINARIES)
+	$(KISMET_INSTALL_TARGET_CONFIGS)
+endef
+
+ifdef KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES
+define KISMET_UNINSTALL_TARGET_BINARIES
+	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/, $(KISMET_TARGET_BINARIES))
+endef
+endif
+
+ifdef KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS
+define KISMET_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CONFIGS
+	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/, $(KISMET_TARGET_CONFIGS))
+endef
+endif
+
+define KISMET_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(KISMET_UNINSTALL_TARGET_BINARIES)
+	$(KISMET_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CONFIGS)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,kismet))