diff --git a/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk b/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
index 8a41dc7ef..490ff93c6 100644
--- a/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
+++ b/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
@@ -10,37 +10,32 @@ OMNIORB_SOURCE = omniORB-$(OMNIORB_VERSION).tar.bz2
 OMNIORB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 OMNIORB_LICENSE = GPL2+ LGPLv2.1+
 OMNIORB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
-# Required for internal code generation scripts
-OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES = host-python
+OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES = host-omniorb
+HOST_OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES = host-python
+OMNIORB_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
-	OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES += python
-	OMNIORB_CONF_OPT += --enable-python-bindings
-else
-	OMNIORB_CONF_OPT += --disable-python-bindings
-endif
+# Defaulting long double support to a safe option for the
+# mix of embedded targets, this could later be automated
+# based on checking the capability of the cross toolchain
+# for "__LONG_DOUBLE_128__".  Currently the host and target
+# need to match because of the code generation done by the
+# host tools during the target compile (ie headers generated
+# on host are used in target build).
+OMNIORB_CONF_OPT += --disable-longdouble
+HOST_OMNIORB_CONF_OPT += --disable-longdouble
 
-# omniORB is currently not cross-compile friendly and has some assumptions
-# where a couple host tools are built in place and then used during the
-# build.  The tools generate code from the IDL description language, which
-# is then built into the cross compiled OMNIORB application.
-# So this first hook builds the tools required for the host side
-# generation of code. Then the second hook cleans up before the install.
-define OMNIORB_BUILD_TOOLS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		-C $(@D)/src/tool export
+# omniORB is not completely cross-compile friendly and has some
+# assumptions where a couple host tools must be built and then
+# used by the target build.  The host tools generate code from
+# the IDL description language, which is then built into the
+# cross compiled target OMNIORB application.
+define OMNIORB_ADJUST_TOOLDIR
+	# Point to the host folder to get HOST_OMNIORB tools
+	$(SED) 's:TOOLBINDIR = $$(TOP)/$$(BINDIR):TOOLBINDIR = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin:g' $(@D)/mk/beforeauto.mk
+	# Disables OMNIORB tool building
+	echo "EmbeddedSystem=1" >> $(@D)/mk/beforeauto.mk
 endef
-OMNIORB_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += OMNIORB_BUILD_TOOLS
-
-define OMNIORB_CLEAN_TOOLS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		-C $(@D)/src/tool clean
-endef
-OMNIORB_POST_BUILD_HOOKS += OMNIORB_CLEAN_TOOLS
-
-define OMNIORB_FIXUP_FILE_PATHS_HOOK
-	$(SED) "s:$(HOST_DIR)/usr:/usr:g" $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/omniidl
-endef
-OMNIORB_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += OMNIORB_FIXUP_FILE_PATHS_HOOK
+OMNIORB_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += OMNIORB_ADJUST_TOOLDIR
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))