diff --git a/meta-extras/packages/linux/linux-nokia800.inc b/meta-extras/packages/linux/linux-nokia800.inc
index a9505fab5d..540dfbb4c2 100644
--- a/meta-extras/packages/linux/linux-nokia800.inc
+++ b/meta-extras/packages/linux/linux-nokia800.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPL"
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 KERNEL_CCSUFFIX = "-3.4.4+csl-arm-2005q3-2"
 
-inherit kernel
+inherit kernel deploy
 
 RPROVIDES_kernel-image = "hostap-modules"
 
@@ -34,13 +34,10 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 }
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib	
+	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 }
 
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
-
 addtask deploy before do_populate_sysroot after do_install
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/dfu-util/dfu-util-native_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/dfu-util/dfu-util-native_svn.bb
index 13948b9aa3..c049500a61 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/dfu-util/dfu-util-native_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/dfu-util/dfu-util-native_svn.bb
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 require dfu-util_${PV}.bb
 
-inherit native
+inherit native deploy
 
 DEPENDS = "libusb-native usbpath-native"
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0755 src/dfu-util_static ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/dfu-util
+	install -m 0755 src/dfu-util_static ${DEPLOYDIR}/dfu-util
 }
 
 addtask deploy before do_package after do_install
diff --git a/meta/classes/deploy.bbclass b/meta/classes/deploy.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f697e70aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/deploy.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+DEPLOYDIR = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-${PN}"
+SSTATETASKS += "do_deploy"
+do_deploy[sstate-name] = "deploy-${PN}"
+do_deploy[sstate-inputdirs] = "${DEPLOYDIR}"
+do_deploy[sstate-outputdirs] = "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}"
+
+python do_deploy_setscene () {
+    sstate_setscene(d)
+}
+addtask do_deploy_setscene
+do_deploy[dirs] = "${DEPLOYDIR} ${B}"
diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index f6989bb872..10e5c2a571 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ python __anonymous () {
     	bb.data.setVar("DEPENDS", depends, d)
 }
 
-inherit kernel-arch
+inherit kernel-arch deploy
 
 PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "kernel-module-*"
 PACKAGES_DYNAMIC += "kernel-image-*"
@@ -475,34 +475,29 @@ KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME
 KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}"
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin
 	if (grep -q -i -e '^CONFIG_MODULES=y$' .config); then
-		tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_VERSION}-${PR}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
+		tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_VERSION}-${PR}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 	fi
 
 	if test "x${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}" = "xuImage" ; then 
 		if test -e arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/vmlinux ; then
 			${OBJCOPY} -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/vmlinux linux.bin
-			uboot-mkimage -A ${ARCH} -O linux -T kernel -C none -a ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -e ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -n "${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}" -d linux.bin ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/uImage-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+			uboot-mkimage -A ${ARCH} -O linux -T kernel -C none -a ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -e ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -n "${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}" -d linux.bin ${DEPLOYDIR}/uImage-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
 			rm -f linux.bin
 		else
 			${OBJCOPY} -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S vmlinux linux.bin
 			rm -f linux.bin.gz
 			gzip -9 linux.bin
-			uboot-mkimage -A ${ARCH} -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -e ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -n "${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}" -d linux.bin.gz ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/uImage-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+			uboot-mkimage -A ${ARCH} -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -e ${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT} -n "${DISTRO_NAME}/${PV}/${MACHINE}" -d linux.bin.gz ${DEPLOYDIR}/uImage-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
 			rm -f linux.bin.gz
 		fi
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/uImage-${PV}-${PR}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
 	fi
 
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	rm -f ${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}.bin
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE_NAME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}.bin
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGE_SYMLINK_NAME}.bin
 }
-
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${B}"
+do_deploy[dirs] = "${DEPLOYDIR} ${B}"
 
 addtask deploy before do_package after do_install
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-mx31.inc b/meta/packages/linux/linux-mx31.inc
index 0f83ac7a4c..520229cf7f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-mx31.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-mx31.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPL"
 
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 
-inherit kernel
+inherit kernel deploy
 
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "mx31litekit|mx31ads|mx31phy"
 
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 }
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib	
+	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 }
 
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
-
 addtask deploy before do_populate_sysroot after do_install
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-omap.inc b/meta/packages/linux/linux-omap.inc
index 6668deb154..e164bad592 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-omap.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-omap.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPL"
 
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 
-inherit kernel
+inherit kernel deploy
 
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "omap-zoom"
 
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 }
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
+	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 }
 
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
-
 addtask deploy before do_populate_sysroot after do_install
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-simtec.inc b/meta/packages/linux/linux-simtec.inc
index b9a65cc26b..2b7a5cc07d 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-simtec.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-simtec.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 require linux.inc
 
+inherit deploy
+
 do_prepdefconfig() {
 	cp ${S}/arch/arm/configs/s3c24xx_simtec_defconfig ${WORKDIR}/defconfig
 	if test -e ${WORKDIR}/${MACHINE}-defconfig-append; then
@@ -10,13 +12,10 @@ do_prepdefconfig() {
 addtask prepdefconfig before do_configure after do_patch
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	ln -sf ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib	
+	tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 }
 
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
-
 addtask deploy before do_populate_sysroot after do_install
diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-zylonite.inc b/meta/packages/linux/linux-zylonite.inc
index 81e80622b3..5cf23bf6d1 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-zylonite.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-zylonite.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPL"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 KERNEL_OUTPUT = "arch/${ARCH}/boot/compressed/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}"
 
-inherit kernel
+inherit kernel deploy
 
 RPROVIDES_kernel-image = "hostap-modules"
 
@@ -33,13 +33,10 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 }
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
-	rm -f ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	ln -s ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
-	#tar -cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib	
+	install -m 0644 arch/${ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin
+	rm -f ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
+	ln -s ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${PV}-${MACHINE}-${DATETIME}.bin ${DEPLOYDIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}-${MACHINE}.bin
+	#tar -cvzf ${DEPLOYDIR}/modules-${KERNEL_RELEASE}-${MACHINE}.tgz -C ${D} lib
 }
 
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
-
 addtask deploy before do_build after do_install
diff --git a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot.inc b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot.inc
index 3e926a4ea6..889f6215ed 100644
--- a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ PRIORITY = "optional"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 PROVIDES = "virtual/bootloader"
 
+inherit deploy
+
 PARALLEL_MAKE=""
 
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "CROSS_COMPILE=${TARGET_PREFIX}"
@@ -22,16 +24,12 @@ do_compile () {
 }
 
 do_deploy () {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install ${S}/u-boot.bin ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${UBOOT_IMAGE}
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${UBOOT_IMAGE}
+	install ${S}/u-boot.bin ${DEPLOYDIR}/${UBOOT_IMAGE}
 
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	rm -f ${UBOOT_SYMLINK}
 	ln -sf ${UBOOT_IMAGE} ${UBOOT_SYMLINK}
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${UBOOT_SYMLINK}
 }
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
 addtask deploy before do_build after do_compile
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/meta/packages/x-load/x-load.inc b/meta/packages/x-load/x-load.inc
index 01db413b12..7073b13fe7 100644
--- a/meta/packages/x-load/x-load.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/x-load/x-load.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ SECTION = "bootloaders"
 PRIORITY = "optional"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
 
+inherit deploy
+
 DEPENDS = "signgp-native"
 
 PARALLEL_MAKE=""
@@ -27,20 +29,14 @@ do_compile () {
 
 do_deploy () {
 	signGP ${S}/x-load.bin
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install ${S}/x-load.bin.ift ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${XLOAD_IMAGE}
-	install ${S}/x-load.bin.ift ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${MLO_IMAGE}
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${XLOAD_IMAGE}
-	package_stagefile_shell	${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${MLO_IMAGE}
+	install ${S}/x-load.bin.ift ${DEPLOYDIR}/${XLOAD_IMAGE}
+	install ${S}/x-load.bin.ift ${DEPLOYDIR}/${MLO_IMAGE}
 
-	cd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
+	cd ${DEPLOYDIR}
 	rm -f ${XLOAD_SYMLINK}
 	ln -sf ${XLOAD_IMAGE} ${XLOAD_SYMLINK}
 	rm -f ${MLO_SYMLINK}
 	ln -sf ${MLO_IMAGE} ${MLO_SYMLINK}
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${XLOAD_SYMLINK}
-	package_stagefile_shell ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${MLO_SYMLINK}
 }
-do_deploy[dirs] = "${S}"
 addtask deploy before do_build after do_compile
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/zaurus-updater.bb b/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/zaurus-updater.bb
index 4ab6fc43c4..a621761d66 100644
--- a/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/zaurus-updater.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/zaurus-updater.bb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ SRC_URI = "file://updater.sh \
            file://gnu-tar.gz"
 S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
+inherit deploy
+
 do_configure() {
 	sed -i "s/ZAURUS_UPDATER_VERSION/${PR}/" "${S}/updater.sh"
 }
@@ -20,12 +22,11 @@ do_compile() {
 }
 
 do_deploy() {
-	install -d ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}
-	install -m 0755 updater.sh ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/updater.sh.${MACHINE}
+	install -m 0755 updater.sh ${DEPLOYDIR}/updater.sh.${MACHINE}
 
 	case ${MACHINE} in
 		spitz )
-			install -m 0755 gnu-tar ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/gnu-tar
+			install -m 0755 gnu-tar ${DEPLOYDIR}/gnu-tar
 			;;
         	*)
 			;;