diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/__init__.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/__init__.py
index 8fcbad56aa..8cc9953a02 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class OpkgIndexer(Indexer):
                      ]
 
         opkg_index_cmd = bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), "opkg-make-index")
+        opkg_index_cmd_extra_params = self.d.getVar('OPKG_MAKE_INDEX_EXTRA_PARAMS') or ""
         if self.d.getVar('PACKAGE_FEED_SIGN') == '1':
             signer = get_signer(self.d, self.d.getVar('PACKAGE_FEED_GPG_BACKEND'))
         else:
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ class OpkgIndexer(Indexer):
                 if not os.path.exists(pkgs_file):
                     open(pkgs_file, "w").close()
 
-                index_cmds.add('%s --checksum md5 --checksum sha256 -r %s -p %s -m %s' %
-                                  (opkg_index_cmd, pkgs_file, pkgs_file, pkgs_dir))
+                index_cmds.add('%s --checksum md5 --checksum sha256 -r %s -p %s -m %s %s' %
+                                  (opkg_index_cmd, pkgs_file, pkgs_file, pkgs_dir, opkg_index_cmd_extra_params))
 
                 index_sign_files.add(pkgs_file)