diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
index 8defedd309..5e92b0446e 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_VERSION = 20201022
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE = http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_SITE_METHOD = git
+LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_CPE_ID_VENDOR = kernel
 
@@ -691,4 +692,8 @@ define LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(call LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_FW, $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/firmware)
 endef
 
+define LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
+	$(call LINUX_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_FW, $(BINARIES_DIR))
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))