diff --git a/target/sdk/Makefile b/target/sdk/Makefile
index 89cc898e9d..d9f67dae9e 100644
--- a/target/sdk/Makefile
+++ b/target/sdk/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ EXCLUDE_DIRS:= \
 	*/man \
 	*/info \
 	*/root-* \
-	initial \
 	*.install.clean \
 	*.install.flags \
 	*.install \
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
index 636b8c4b11..42778d8d69 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/Makefile
@@ -91,14 +91,9 @@ define Host/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
-	mkdir -p $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-		prefix=$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial \
 		install
-	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-		prefix=$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR) \
-		install
-	$(call FixupLibdir,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial)
+	$(call FixupLibdir,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR))
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/bin/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-readelf $(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/bin/readelf
 endef
 
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/initial/Makefile b/toolchain/gcc/initial/Makefile
index 102fc070ae..7cb4a73dbc 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/initial/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/initial/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	+$(GCC_MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(GCC_BUILD_DIR) \
-		prefix="$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial" \
 		install-gcc \
 		install-target-libgcc
 
-	$(call FixupLibdir,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial)
-	$$(call file_copy,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/initial/.,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/)
+	$(call FixupLibdir,$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR))
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))