diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4434e9868..368a32019 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ TARGETS+=uclibc-configured binutils gcc ccache
 # that...
 TARGETS+=kernel-headers
 #TARGETS+=linux
-#TARGETS+=system-linux
 
 # The default minimal set
 TARGETS+=busybox #tinylogin
diff --git a/make/bridge.mk b/make/bridge.mk
index 791a7a13a..46b78b0e8 100644
--- a/make/bridge.mk
+++ b/make/bridge.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(BRIDGE_TARGET_BINARY): $(BRIDGE_BUILD_DIR)/brctl/brctl
 	#cp -af $(BRIDGE_BUILD_DIR)/brctl/brctld $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/
 	#$(STRIP) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/brctld
 
-bridge: $(TARGET_DIR)/$(BRIDGE_TARGET_BINARY)
+bridge: linux $(TARGET_DIR)/$(BRIDGE_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 bridge-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BRIDGE_SOURCE)
 
diff --git a/make/iproute2.mk b/make/iproute2.mk
index 7a33034b6..9b616f442 100644
--- a/make/iproute2.mk
+++ b/make/iproute2.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_SOURCE) #$(DL_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_PA
 
 $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/.configured: $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/.unpacked
 	$(SED) "s,-I/usr/include/db3,," $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/Makefile
-	$(SED) "s,^KERNEL_INCLUDE.*,KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include," \
+	$(SED) "s,^KERNEL_INCLUDE.*,KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include," \
 		$(IPROUTE2_DIR)/Makefile
 	$(SED) "s,^LIBC_INCLUDE.*,LIBC_INCLUDE=$(STAGING_DIR)/include," \
 		$(IPROUTE2_DIR)/Makefile
diff --git a/make/iptables.mk b/make/iptables.mk
index 937348a53..2d4ef43b5 100644
--- a/make/iptables.mk
+++ b/make/iptables.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/iptables: $(IPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/iptables
 	$(STRIP) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/iptables/*.so
 	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/man
 
-iptables: $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/iptables 
+iptables: linux $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/iptables
 
 iptables-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(IPTABLES_SOURCE)
 
diff --git a/make/jffs2root.mk b/make/jffs2root.mk
index 569ae7e39..8944c000b 100644
--- a/make/jffs2root.mk
+++ b/make/jffs2root.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(MTD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(MTD_SOURCE)
 	touch $(MTD_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(MTD_DIR)/util/mkfs.jffs2: $(MTD_DIR)/.unpacked
-	CFLAGS=-I$(LINUX_DIR)/include $(MAKE) LINUXDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) -C $(MTD_DIR)/util
+	CFLAGS=-I$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include $(MAKE) LINUXDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) -C $(MTD_DIR)/util
 
 mtd: $(MKFS_JFFS2)
 
diff --git a/make/kernel-headers.mk b/make/kernel-headers.mk
index bce061a74..37839c665 100644
--- a/make/kernel-headers.mk
+++ b/make/kernel-headers.mk
@@ -50,71 +50,71 @@ endif
 
 LINUX_VERSION:=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)
 
-LINUX_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/linux
+LINUX_HEADERS_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/linux
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE):
 	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
 	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX_SITE)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 
-$(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
+$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)
 	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
-ifneq ($(LINUX_UNPACK_DIR),$(LINUX_DIR))
-	mv $(LINUX_UNPACK_DIR) $(LINUX_DIR)
+ifneq ($(LINUX_UNPACK_DIR),$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR))
+	mv $(LINUX_UNPACK_DIR) $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)
 endif
-	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
+	touch $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.unpacked
 
-$(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
-	$(SOURCE_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh $(LINUX_DIR) $(SOURCE_DIR) linux-libc-headers-$(LINUX_VERSION)-\*.patch
-	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
+$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.unpacked
+	$(SOURCE_DIR)/patch-kernel.sh $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR) $(SOURCE_DIR) linux-libc-headers-$(LINUX_VERSION)-\*.patch
+	touch $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.patched
 
-$(LINUX_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched
-	rm -f $(LINUX_DIR)/include/asm
-	@if [ ! -f $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile ] ; then \
+$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured: $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.patched
+	rm -f $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include/asm
+	@if [ ! -f $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/Makefile ] ; then \
 	    echo -e "VERSION = $(VERSION)\nPATCHLEVEL = $(PATCHLEVEL)\n" > \
-		    $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile; \
+		    $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/Makefile; \
 	    echo -e "SUBLEVEL = $(SUBLEVEL)\nEXTRAVERSION =\n" >> \
-		    $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile; \
+		    $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/Makefile; \
 	    echo -e "KERNELRELEASE=\$$(VERSION).\$$(PATCHLEVEL).\$$(SUBLEVEL)\$$(EXTRAVERSION)" >> \
-		    $(LINUX_DIR)/Makefile; \
+		    $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/Makefile; \
 	fi;
 	@if [ "$(ARCH)" = "powerpc" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-ppc$(NOMMU) asm;) \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-ppc$(NOMMU) asm;) \
 	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "mips" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-mips$(NOMMU) asm;) \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-mips$(NOMMU) asm;) \
 	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "mipsel" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-mips$(NOMMU) asm;) \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-mips$(NOMMU) asm;) \
 	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "arm" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-arm$(NOMMU) asm; \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-arm$(NOMMU) asm; \
 	     cd asm; \
 	     if [ ! -L proc ] ; then \
 	     ln -fs proc-armv proc; \
 	     ln -fs arch-ebsa285 arch; fi); \
 	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "armeb" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-arm$(NOMMU) asm; \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-arm$(NOMMU) asm; \
 	     cd asm; \
 	     if [ ! -L proc ] ; then \
 	     ln -fs proc-armv proc; \
 	     ln -fs arch-ebsa285 arch; fi); \
 	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "cris" ];then \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-cris asm;) \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-cris asm;) \
 	else \
-	    (cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-$(ARCH)$(NOMMU) asm;) \
+	    (cd $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include; ln -fs asm-$(ARCH)$(NOMMU) asm;) \
 	fi
-	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/include/linux/autoconf.h;
-	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
+	touch $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/include/linux/autoconf.h;
+	touch $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured
 
-$(LINUX_KERNEL): $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
+$(LINUX_KERNEL): $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured
 
-kernel-headers: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
+kernel-headers: $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured
 
 kernel-headers-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE)
 
 kernel-headers-clean: clean
 	rm -f $(LINUX_KERNEL)
-	rm -rf $(LINUX_DIR)
+	rm -rf $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)
 
 kernel-headers-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(LINUX_DIR)
+	rm -rf $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)
 
 endif
diff --git a/make/pcmcia.mk b/make/pcmcia.mk
index 8ae82633c..eded294b8 100644
--- a/make/pcmcia.mk
+++ b/make/pcmcia.mk
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ $(PCMCIA_DIR)/.modules.dep: $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.configured $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules
 		> $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)/modules.dep
 	touch $(PCMCIA_DIR)/.modules.dep
 
-pcmcia: uclibc $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/cardmgr $(PCMCIA_DIR)/.modules.dep
+pcmcia: uclibc linux $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/cardmgr $(PCMCIA_DIR)/.modules.dep
 
 pcmcia-clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/cardmgr
diff --git a/make/system-linux.mk b/make/system-linux.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f55dd597..000000000
--- a/make/system-linux.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#############################################################
-#
-# System Linux kernel target
-#
-# This uses an existing linux kernel source tree on
-# your build system, and makes no effort at compiling
-# anything....
-#
-# You will probably want to change LINUX_SOURCE to
-# point to wherever you installed you kernel.
-#
-#  -Erik
-#
-#############################################################
-ifneq ($(filter $(TARGETS),system-linux),)
-
-LINUX_SOURCE=/usr/src/linux
-LINUX_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/linux
-LINUX_KERNEL=$(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-kernel
-# Used by pcmcia-cs and others
-LINUX_SOURCE_DIR=$(LINUX_SOURCE)
-
-$(LINUX_DIR)/.configured:
-	mkdir -p $(LINUX_DIR)/include
-	(cd $(LINUX_DIR)/include; \
-	for i in $(LINUX_SOURCE)/include/*; do ln -sf $$i ; done; \
-	rm -f asm; \
-	if [ "$(ARCH)" = "powerpc" ];then \
-	    ln -fs asm-ppc asm; \
-	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "mips" ];then \
-	    ln -fs asm-mips asm; \
-	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "mipsel" ];then \
-	    ln -fs asm-mips asm; \
-	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "arm" ];then \
-	    ln -fs asm-arm asm; \
-	    (cd asm-arm; \
-	    if [ ! -L proc ] ; then \
-	    ln -fs proc-armv proc; \
-	    ln -fs arch-ebsa285 arch; fi); \
-	elif [ "$(ARCH)" = "cris" ];then \
-	    ln -fs asm-cris asm; \
-	else ln -fs asm-$(ARCH) asm; \
-	fi)
-	cp $(LINUX_SOURCE)/Makefile $(LINUX_DIR)/
-	cp $(LINUX_SOURCE)/Rules.make $(LINUX_DIR)/
-	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
-
-$(LINUX_KERNEL): $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
-
-system-linux: $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
-
-system-linux-clean: clean
-	rm -f $(LINUX_KERNEL)
-	rm -rf $(LINUX_DIR)
-
-system-linux-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(LINUX_DIR)
-
-endif
diff --git a/make/uclibc.mk b/make/uclibc.mk
index 12b79feba..8feb5c0a1 100644
--- a/make/uclibc.mk
+++ b/make/uclibc.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(UCLIBC_SOURCE)
 	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(UCLIBC_SOURCE) | tar -C $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR) -xvf -
 	touch $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked
 
-$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.configured: $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked $(LINUX_DIR)/.configured
+$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.configured: $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked $(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)/.configured
 	$(SED) 's,^CROSS=.*,CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS),g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/Rules.mak
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_LOCALE),true)
 	cp $(SOURCE_DIR)/uClibc.config-locale $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 	$(SED) 's,^.*TARGET_$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH).*,TARGET_$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH)=y,g' \
 		$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 	$(SED) 's,^TARGET_ARCH.*,TARGET_ARCH=\"$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH)\",g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
-	$(SED) 's,^KERNEL_SOURCE=.*,KERNEL_SOURCE=\"$(LINUX_DIR)\",g' \
+	$(SED) 's,^KERNEL_SOURCE=.*,KERNEL_SOURCE=\"$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)\",g' \
 		$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 	$(SED) 's,^RUNTIME_PREFIX=.*,RUNTIME_PREFIX=\"/\",g' \
 		$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config