diff --git a/package/iptables/iptables.mk b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
index 1ec2c856c..b06ab71d9 100644
--- a/package/iptables/iptables.mk
+++ b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 # iptables
 #
 #############################################################
+
 IPTABLES_VERSION = 1.4.10
 IPTABLES_SOURCE = iptables-$(IPTABLES_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IPTABLES_SITE = http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/iptables
+IPTABLES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+IPTABLES_AUTORECONF = YES
 IPTABLES_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
 
 IPTABLES_CONF_OPT = --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-kernel=$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)
@@ -13,8 +16,6 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
 IPTABLES_CONF_OPT += --disable-ipv6
 endif
 
-IPTABLES_AUTORECONF = YES
-
 define IPTABLES_TARGET_SYMLINK_CREATE
 	ln -sf iptables-multi $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/iptables
 	ln -sf iptables-multi $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/iptables-save