diff --git a/package/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware.mk b/package/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware.mk
index 2ccdd8b903..4f75287269 100644
--- a/package/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware/qoriq-cadence-dp-firmware.mk
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_LICENSE = NXP Semiconductor Software License Agreement
 QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING EULA EULA.txt
 QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_REDISTRIBUTE = NO
 QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET),)
 QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
+endif
 
 define QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_EXTRACT_CMDS
 	$(call NXP_EXTRACT_HELPER,$(QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_DL_DIR)/$(QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_SOURCE))
 endef
 
+define QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/dp/ls1028a-dp-fw.bin $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/ls1028a-dp-fw.bin
+endef
+
 define QORIQ_CADENCE_DP_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/dp/ls1028a-dp-fw.bin $(BINARIES_DIR)/ls1028a-dp-fw.bin
 endef