diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index 2d6f92f4..6e638232 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -164,10 +164,12 @@ else
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Ddemo-clients=false
 endif
 
-define WESTON_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+define WESTON_INSTALL_CONF_ON_TARGET
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/weston/weston.ini $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/weston/Compose $(TARGET_DIR)/root/.config/XCompose
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/weston/run_weston.sh $(TARGET_DIR)/root/run_weston.sh
 endef
 
+WESTON_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += WESTON_INSTALL_CONF_ON_TARGET
+
 $(eval $(meson-package))