diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index b0c563a0ef..03550c6ca6 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -13,13 +13,42 @@ __target_inc=1
 DEVICE_TYPE?=router
 
 # Default packages - the really basic set
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files busybox ca-bundle dropbear fstools libc libgcc logd libustream-wolfssl mtd netifd opkg uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=\
+	base-files \
+	busybox \
+	ca-bundle \
+	dropbear \
+	fstools \
+	libc \
+	libgcc \
+	libustream-wolfssl \
+	logd \
+	mtd \
+	netifd \
+	opkg \
+	uci \
+	uclient-fetch \
+	urandom-seed \
+	urngd
 # For the basic set
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES.basic:=
 # For nas targets
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES.nas:=block-mount fdisk lsblk mdadm
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES.nas:=\
+	block-mount \
+	fdisk \
+	lsblk \
+	mdadm
 # For router targets
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES.router:=dnsmasq iptables ip6tables ppp ppp-mod-pppoe firewall odhcpd-ipv6only odhcp6c kmod-ipt-offload
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES.router:=\
+	dnsmasq \
+	firewall \
+	ip6tables \
+	iptables \
+	kmod-ipt-offload \
+	odhcp6c \
+	odhcpd-ipv6only \
+	ppp \
+	ppp-mod-pppoe
 
 ifneq ($(DUMP),)
   all: dumpinfo