diff --git a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
index d580fcbfff..43496202c3 100644
--- a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ endef
 TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SKELETON_SET_ISSUE
 endif
 
+# The TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS must be sourced only if the users choose to use the
+# default skeleton.
+ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT),y)
+
 define SKELETON_SET_NETWORK_LOCALHOST
 	( \
 		echo "# interface file auto-generated by buildroot"; \
@@ -174,10 +178,6 @@ endef
 
 TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += SKELETON_SET_NETWORK
 
-# The TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS must be sourced only if the users choose to use the
-# default skeleton.
-ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT),y)
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ENABLE_ROOT_LOGIN),y)
 ifeq ($(SKELETON_TARGET_GENERIC_ROOT_PASSWD),)
 SKELETON_ROOT_PASSWORD =
diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 5549318bcb..d9a9dfb06a 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_REMOUNT_ROOTFS_RW
 	  read-only.
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
-endif # BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
-
-
 config BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP
 	string "Network interface to configure through DHCP"
 	default ""
@@ -379,6 +376,8 @@ comment "automatic network configuration via DHCP is not compatible with network
 comment "automatic network configuration via DHCP needs ifupdown or busybox"
 	depends on !(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX || BR2_PACKAGE_IFUPDOWN)
 
+endif # BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
+
 config BR2_TARGET_TZ_INFO
 	bool "Install timezone info"
 	# No timezone for musl; only for uClibc or glibc.