diff --git a/target/Makefile.in b/target/Makefile.in
index d39bbb3e97..7c06fd5526 100644
--- a/target/Makefile.in
+++ b/target/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-# Default target skeleton stuff, may be overridden
-TARGET_SKELETON:=target/default/skel.tar.gz
-TARGET_SKEL_DIR:=target/default/target_skeleton
-
+include target/generic/Makefile.in
 include target/device/Makefile.in
diff --git a/target/generic/Makefile.in b/target/generic/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6596296fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/generic/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Default target skeleton stuff, may be overridden
+TARGET_SKELETON:=target/generic/skel.tar.gz
+TARGET_SKEL_DIR:=target/generic/target_skeleton
+