diff --git a/package/mender-grubenv/mender-grubenv.mk b/package/mender-grubenv/mender-grubenv.mk
index cdda26bfbb..a47531fe58 100644
--- a/package/mender-grubenv/mender-grubenv.mk
+++ b/package/mender-grubenv/mender-grubenv.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ MENDER_GRUBENV_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 # Grub2 must be built first so this package can overwrite the config files
 # provided by grub.
 MENDER_GRUBENV_DEPENDENCIES = grub2 util-linux
-MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 
 MENDER_GRUBENV_MAKE_ENV = \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
@@ -34,12 +33,13 @@ MENDER_GRUBENV_MAKE_ENV += BOOT_DIR=/boot
 
 define MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_I386_CFG
 	mkdir -p $(BINARIES_DIR)/boot-part/grub
-	cp -dpfr $(@D)/mender_grub.cfg \
+	cp -dpfr $(MENDER_GRUBENV_BUILDDIR)/mender_grub.cfg \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/boot/grub/grub.cfg
 	cp -dpfr $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/grub/grub.cfg \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/boot/grub-mender-grubenv \
 		$(BINARIES_DIR)/boot-part/
 endef
+MENDER_GRUBENV_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_I386_CFG
 endif # BR2_TARGET_GRUB2_HAS_LEGACY_BOOT
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_GRUB2_HAS_EFI_BOOT),y)
@@ -51,13 +51,14 @@ MENDER_GRUBENV_MAKE_ENV += BOOT_DIR=/boot/EFI/BOOT
 
 define MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_EFI_CFG
 	mkdir -p $(BINARIES_DIR)/efi-part/EFI/BOOT
-	cp -dpfr $(@D)/mender_grub.cfg \
+	cp -dpfr $(MENDER_GRUBENV_BUILDDIR)/mender_grub.cfg \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg
 	cp -dpfr $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg \
 		$(BINARIES_DIR)/efi-part/EFI/BOOT
 	cp -dpfr $(TARGET_DIR)/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub-mender-grubenv \
 		$(BINARIES_DIR)/efi-part/
 endef
+MENDER_GRUBENV_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_EFI_CFG
 endif # BR2_TARGET_GRUB2_HAS_EFI_BOOT
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MENDER_GRUBENV)$(BR_BUILDING),yy)
@@ -86,9 +87,4 @@ define MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	echo 'ENV_DIR=/boot/grub-mender-grubenv' > $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mender_grubenv.config
 endef
 
-define MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
-	$(MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_I386_CFG)
-	$(MENDER_GRUBENV_INSTALL_EFI_CFG)
-endef
-
 $(eval $(generic-package))