diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
index 6e945aba2c..5b9d3fb551 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=armeb
 BOARD:=ixp4xx
 BOARDNAME:=Intel XScale IXP4xx
 FEATURES:=squashfs
+SUBTARGETS=generic fsg3
 
 LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.21.6
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/config/profile-FSG3 b/target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/config-default
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/config/profile-FSG3
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/config-default
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/500-FSG3.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/profiles/100-FSG3.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/500-FSG3.mk
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/profiles/100-FSG3.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/target.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c71065e5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/fsg3/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+BOARDNAME:=Internal Hard-Disk
+
+define Target/Description
+	Build firmware images for ixp4xx based boards that boot directly from internal disk storage
+	(e.g : Freecom FSG-3, ...)
+endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/100-Default.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/100-Default.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/100-Default.mk
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/100-Default.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/200-NSLU2.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/200-NSLU2.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/200-NSLU2.mk
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/200-NSLU2.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/300-NAS100d.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/300-NAS100d.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/300-NAS100d.mk
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/300-NAS100d.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/400-DSMG600RevA.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/400-DSMG600RevA.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/ixp4xx/profiles/400-DSMG600RevA.mk
rename to target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/profiles/400-DSMG600RevA.mk
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/target.mk b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/target.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21fd5d4696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/generic/target.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BOARDNAME:=Generic
+
+define Target/Description
+	Build firmware images for ixp4xx based boards that boot from internal flash
+	(e.g : Linksys NSLU2, ...)
+endef
+