diff --git a/package/boot/apex/Makefile b/package/boot/apex/Makefile
index fb3c77c37c..d90df8e58c 100644
--- a/package/boot/apex/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/apex/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ define Package/apex/install
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
-	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/out/*.bin $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/out/*.bin $(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,apex))
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
index 7ec842064e..5b6ff0b08e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/Makefile
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_apex
   define Image/Build/Linksys
 	BIN_DIR=$(BIN_DIR) $(TOPDIR)/scripts/slugimage.pl \
-		-L $(KDIR)/apex-$(2)-armeb.bin \
+		-L $(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)/apex-$(2)-armeb.bin \
 		-k $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(2)-zImage \
 		-r rootfs:$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(1).img \
 		-p -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(2)-$(1).bin
 	BIN_DIR=$(BIN_DIR) $(TOPDIR)/scripts/slugimage.pl \
-		-F -L $(KDIR)/apex-$(2)-16mb-armeb.bin \
+		-F -L $(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)/apex-$(2)-16mb-armeb.bin \
 		-k $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(2)-zImage \
 		-r rootfs:$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(1).img \
 		-p -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-$(2)-$(1)-16mb.bin