diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 8b416b55..2d135613 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ INSTALLED_INIT              += $(addprefix $(INSTALL_INITDIR)/,$(INIT_SCRIPTS))
 
 # -- MAKE
 INSTALLATION_FILE_TYPES     += MAKE
-BUILD_MAKEDIR                = $(TOPDIR)/make
+#BUILD_MAKEDIR is currently not used anywhere and costs performance. Disabled for the time being.
+#BUILD_MAKEDIR                = $(TOPDIR)/make
 MKFILES                     += $(filter-out pckg-defs.mk pckg-deps.mk local.mk,$(filter-out $(DONT_INSTALL),$(wildcard *.mk)))
 INSTALL_MAKEDIR             ?= $(PREFIX)/make
 INSTALLED_MAKE              += $(addprefix $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/,$(MKFILES))
diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index bbdadda3..0179fbbb 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -390,12 +390,14 @@ $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done:
 	mkdir -p $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)
 	touch $$@
 
+ifneq ($$(BUILD_$(1)DIR),)
 $$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)/%: % | $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done
 	$(Q)if [ ! $$< -ef $$@ -a "`echo $$< | $(SED) 's/\..*//'`" != local ]; then \
 		echo $(BIN_INSTALL) -D -p -m $($(1)MODE) $$< $$@ ;\
 		$(BIN_INSTALL) -D -p -m $($(1)MODE) $$< $$@ ;\
 		$(RM) -f $$(TOPDIR)/dirs-*.done ;\
 	fi
+endif
 
 $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR):
 ifeq ($(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR),true)