diff --git a/openwrt/Config.in b/openwrt/Config.in
index 4a887cc135..740205e3ec 100644
--- a/openwrt/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/Config.in
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ menuconfig DEVEL
 menuconfig BUILDOPTS
 	bool "Build Options" if DEVEL
 
-config WGET
-        string
-	prompt "WGET command" if BUILDOPTS
-        default "wget --passive-ftp -nd"
+config AUTOREBUILD
+	bool
+	prompt "Automatic rebuild of packages" if BUILDOPTS
+	default y
+	help
+		Automatically rebuild packages when their files change
 
 config TAR_VERBOSITY
 	bool 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index 1fd6f2a8ab..c05333b021 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ endif
 define Build/DefaultTargets
   ifeq ($(DUMP),)
     ifneq ($$(shell $(SCRIPT_DIR)/timestamp.pl -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) . $(TOPDIR)/package/rules.mk),$(PKG_BUILD_DIR))
-      $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: package-clean
+	  ifeq ($(CONFIG_AUTOREBUILD),y)
+        $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: package-clean
+      endif
     endif
 
     ifneq ($$(shell $(SCRIPT_DIR)/timestamp.pl -p -x ipkg $(IPKG_$(1)) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)),$(IPKG_$(1)))
-      $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: package-rebuild
-    endif
+	  ifeq ($(CONFIG_AUTOREBUILD),y)
+        $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: package-rebuild
+      endif
+	endif
   endif
 
   $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)