diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 463cf804..20998277 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ LEDEMAKE = $(MAKE) -C lede
 
 BOARD := $(GLUON_TARGET_$(GLUON_TARGET)_BOARD)
 SUBTARGET := $(GLUON_TARGET_$(GLUON_TARGET)_SUBTARGET)
+
+GLUON_CONFIG_VARS := \
+	GLUON_SITEDIR='$(GLUON_SITEDIR)' \
+	GLUON_RELEASE='$(GLUON_RELEASE)' \
+	GLUON_BRANCH='$(GLUON_BRANCH)' \
+	GLUON_LANGS='$(GLUON_LANGS)' \
+	BOARD='$(BOARD)' \
+	SUBTARGET='$(SUBTARGET)'
+
 LEDE_TARGET := $(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),-$(SUBTARGET))
 
 export LEDE_TARGET
@@ -75,8 +84,6 @@ list-targets: FORCE
 	@$(foreach target,$(GLUON_TARGETS),echo '$(target)';)
 
 
-GLUON_DEFAULT_PACKAGES := -odhcpd -ppp -ppp-mod-pppoe -wpad-mini gluon-core ip6tables hostapd-mini
-
 GLUON_FEATURE_PACKAGES := $(shell scripts/features.sh '$(GLUON_FEATURES)' || echo '__ERROR__')
 ifneq ($(filter __ERROR__,$(GLUON_FEATURE_PACKAGES)),)
 $(error Error while evaluating GLUON_FEATURES)
@@ -89,30 +96,19 @@ define merge_packages
     GLUON_PACKAGES := $$(strip $$(filter-out -$$(patsubst -%,%,$(pkg)) $$(patsubst -%,%,$(pkg)),$$(GLUON_PACKAGES)) $(pkg))
   )
 endef
-$(eval $(call merge_packages,$(GLUON_DEFAULT_PACKAGES) $(GLUON_FEATURE_PACKAGES) $(GLUON_SITE_PACKAGES)))
-
-GLUON_PACKAGES_YES := $(filter-out -%,$(GLUON_PACKAGES))
-GLUON_PACKAGES_NO := $(patsubst -%,%,$(filter -%,$(GLUON_PACKAGES)))
-
+$(eval $(call merge_packages,$(GLUON_FEATURE_PACKAGES) $(GLUON_SITE_PACKAGES)))
 
 config: FORCE
 	@$(CheckExternal)
 	@$(CheckTarget)
 
-	@( \
-		echo 'CONFIG_TARGET_$(BOARD)=y' \
-		$(if $(SUBTARGET),&& echo 'CONFIG_TARGET_$(BOARD)_$(SUBTARGET)=y') \
-		$(foreach pkg,$(GLUON_PACKAGES_NO),&& echo '# CONFIG_PACKAGE_$(pkg) is not set') \
-		&& GLUON_SITEDIR='$(GLUON_SITEDIR)' scripts/target_config.sh '$(GLUON_TARGET)' \
-		$(foreach pkg,$(GLUON_PACKAGES_YES),&& echo 'CONFIG_PACKAGE_$(pkg)=y') \
-		$(foreach lang,$(GLUON_LANGS),&& echo 'CONFIG_GLUON_WEB_LANG_$(lang)=y') \
-		&& echo 'CONFIG_GLUON_RELEASE="$(GLUON_RELEASE)"' \
-		&& echo 'CONFIG_GLUON_SITEDIR="$(GLUON_SITEDIR)"' \
-		&& echo 'CONFIG_GLUON_BRANCH="$(GLUON_BRANCH)"' \
-	) > lede/.config
+	@$(GLUON_CONFIG_VARS) \
+		scripts/target_config.sh '$(GLUON_TARGET)' '$(GLUON_PACKAGES)' \
+		> lede/.config
 	+@$(LEDEMAKE) defconfig
 
-	@GLUON_SITEDIR='$(GLUON_SITEDIR)' scripts/target_config_check.sh '$(GLUON_TARGET)' '$(GLUON_PACKAGES_YES)'
+	@$(GLUON_CONFIG_VARS) \
+		scripts/target_config_check.sh '$(GLUON_TARGET)' '$(GLUON_PACKAGES)'
 
 
 LUA := lede/staging_dir/hostpkg/bin/lua
diff --git a/scripts/target_config.sh b/scripts/target_config.sh
index b50d1613..66db26e4 100755
--- a/scripts/target_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/target_config.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ set -e
 
 [ "$LEDE_TARGET" ] || exit 1
 
+target="$1"
+packages=$2
+
 
 output=
 profile=
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ packages() {
 
 		for package in "$@"; do
 			if [ "${package:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-				echo "CONFIG_PACKAGE_${package:1}=m"
+				echo "# CONFIG_PACKAGE_${package:1} is not set"
 			else
 				echo "CONFIG_PACKAGE_${package}=y"
 			fi
@@ -67,8 +70,13 @@ packages() {
 	fi
 }
 
-. targets/generic
 
 # The sort will not only remove duplicate entries,
 # but also magically make =y entries override =m ones
-(. targets/"$1"; emit) | sort -u
+(
+	. targets/generic
+	packages $packages
+
+	. targets/"$target"
+	emit
+) | sort -u
diff --git a/scripts/target_config_check.sh b/scripts/target_config_check.sh
index 5b30ef04..c9ae0528 100755
--- a/scripts/target_config_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/target_config_check.sh
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ packages() {
 
 
 . targets/generic
+packages $packages
+
 . targets/"$target"
 check_devices
 
 
-for package in $packages; do
-	check_package "$package" 'y'
-done
-
 exit $ret
diff --git a/targets/brcm2708-bcm2708 b/targets/brcm2708-bcm2708
index b9f59999..41d0ba2d 100644
--- a/targets/brcm2708-bcm2708
+++ b/targets/brcm2708-bcm2708
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 device raspberry-pi rpi
 factory -ext4-sdcard .img.gz
 sysupgrade -ext4-sdcard .img.gz
-packages '-wpad-mini' # clashes with hostapd-mini
diff --git a/targets/brcm2708-bcm2710 b/targets/brcm2708-bcm2710
index 4930366e..5c93449c 100644
--- a/targets/brcm2708-bcm2710
+++ b/targets/brcm2708-bcm2710
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 device raspberry-pi-3 rpi-3
 factory -ext4-sdcard .img.gz
 sysupgrade -ext4-sdcard .img.gz
-packages '-wpad-mini' # clashes with hostapd-mini
diff --git a/targets/generic b/targets/generic
index 2e062e16..cd133948 100644
--- a/targets/generic
+++ b/targets/generic
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+[ "$GLUON_SITEDIR" -a "$GLUON_RELEASE" -a "$BOARD" ] || exit 1
+
+config "CONFIG_GLUON_SITEDIR=\"$GLUON_SITEDIR\""
+config "CONFIG_GLUON_RELEASE=\"$GLUON_RELEASE\""
+try_config "CONFIG_GLUON_BRANCH=\"$GLUON_BRANCH\""
+
+for lang in $GLUON_LANGS; do
+	try_config "CONFIG_GLUON_WEB_LANG_${lang}=y"
+done
+
+[ "$BOARD" ] && config "CONFIG_TARGET_${BOARD}=y"
+[ -z "$SUBTARGET" ] || config "CONFIG_TARGET_${BOARD}_${SUBTARGET}=y"
+
+
 config '# CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS is not set'
 
 config 'CONFIG_ALL_NONSHARED=y'
@@ -17,3 +31,7 @@ then
 	config '# CONFIG_USE_STRIP is not set'
 	config '# CONFIG_USE_SSTRIP is not set'
 fi
+
+
+packages '-odhcpd' '-ppp' '-ppp-mod-pppoe' '-wpad-mini'
+packages 'gluon-core' 'ip6tables' 'hostapd-mini'
diff --git a/targets/mvebu b/targets/mvebu
index ba045e76..ee4bbbee 100644
--- a/targets/mvebu
+++ b/targets/mvebu
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 device linksys-wrt1200ac linksys-wrt1200ac
-packages '-wpad-mini' # clashes with hostapd-mini
 factory .img
diff --git a/targets/ramips-mt7620 b/targets/ramips-mt7620
index 600758a4..2f70cd65 100644
--- a/targets/ramips-mt7620
+++ b/targets/ramips-mt7620
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-packages '-wpad-mini' # clashes with hostapd-mini
-
 # GL Innovations
 device gl-mt300a gl-mt300a
 factory
diff --git a/targets/sunxi b/targets/sunxi
index 0152f0de..33f5bcd7 100644
--- a/targets/sunxi
+++ b/targets/sunxi
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ device lemaker-banana-pi sun7i-a20-bananapi
 device lemaker-banana-pro sun7i-a20-bananapro
 
 device lamobo-r1 sun7i-a20-lamobo-r1
-packages '-wpad-mini' # clashes with hostapd-mini