diff --git a/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
index aa1b339550..3a11858cd0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/rootfs_rpm.bbclass
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ RPM_POSTPROCESS_COMMANDS = ""
 #
 #IMAGE_LOCALES="en-gb"
 
+# 
+# Allow distributions to alter when [postponed] package install scripts are run
+#
+POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION ?= "98"
+
 rpmlibdir = "/var/lib/rpm"
 opkglibdir = "${localstatedir}/lib/opkg"
 
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ EOF
 	install -d ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/rcS.d
 	# Stop $i getting expanded below...
 	i=\$i
-	cat > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S98configure << EOF
+	cat > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure << EOF
 #!/bin/sh
 for i in /etc/rpm-postinsts/*.sh; do
 	echo "Running postinst $i..."
@@ -127,9 +132,9 @@ for i in /etc/rpm-postinsts/*.sh; do
 		echo "ERROR: postinst $i failed."
 	fi
 done
-rm -f ${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S98configure
+rm -f ${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
 EOF
-	chmod 0755 ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S98configure
+	chmod 0755 ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
 
 	install -d ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}
 	echo ${BUILDNAME} > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/${sysconfdir}/version
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg.inc
index c3174917a5..50f1afc1fe 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg.inc
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
 PKGSUFFIX = ""
 PKGSUFFIX_virtclass-nativesdk = "-nativesdk"
+
+# Define a variable to allow distros to run configure earlier.
+# (for example, to enable loading of ethernet kernel modules before networking starts)
+POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION ?= "98"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb
index 6815474207..18cf0428ce 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI = "http://opkg.googlecode.com/files/opkg-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://headerfix.patch \
 "
 
-PR = "r3"
+PR = "r4"
 
 PACKAGES =+ "libopkg${PKGSUFFIX}-dev libopkg${PKGSUFFIX} update-alternatives-cworth${PKGSUFFIX}"
 
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${localstatedir}/lib/opkg
 }
 
-# Define a variable to allow distros to run configure earlier.
-# (for example, to enable loading of ethernet kernel modules before networking starts)
-OPKG_INIT_POSITION = "98"
-OPKG_INIT_POSITION_slugos = "41"
-
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
@@ -38,9 +33,9 @@ if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
 	# this happens at S98 where our good 'ole packages script used to run
 	echo "#!/bin/sh
 opkg-cl configure
-rm -f /${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
-" > $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
-	chmod 0755 $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
+rm -f /${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
+" > $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
+	chmod 0755 $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
 fi
 
 update-alternatives --install ${bindir}/opkg opkg ${bindir}/opkg-cl 100
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb
index 76ec838875..d8af823c7c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SRC_URI = "svn://opkg.googlecode.com/svn;module=trunk;proto=http \
 S = "${WORKDIR}/trunk"
 
 PV = "0.1.8+svnr${SRCPV}"
-PR = "r1"
+PR = "r2"
 
 PACKAGES =+ "libopkg${PKGSUFFIX}-dev libopkg${PKGSUFFIX} update-alternatives-cworth${PKGSUFFIX}"
 
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${localstatedir}/lib/opkg
 }
 
-# Define a variable to allow distros to run configure earlier.
-# (for example, to enable loading of ethernet kernel modules before networking starts)
-OPKG_INIT_POSITION = "98"
-OPKG_INIT_POSITION_slugos = "41"
-
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
@@ -41,9 +36,9 @@ if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
 	# this happens at S98 where our good 'ole packages script used to run
 	echo "#!/bin/sh
 opkg-cl configure
-rm -f /${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
-" > $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
-	chmod 0755 $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${OPKG_INIT_POSITION}configure
+rm -f /${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
+" > $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
+	chmod 0755 $D${sysconfdir}/rcS.d/S${POSTINSTALL_INITPOSITION}configure
 fi
 
 update-alternatives --install ${bindir}/opkg opkg ${bindir}/opkg-cl 100