diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 504bf30d16..1b2af45888 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
   if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
     # copy some extra firmware to linux tree
     mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
-      cp -a $(get_build_dir kernel-firmware)/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,e100,rtl_nic} $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
+      cp -a $(get_build_dir kernel-firmware)/.copied-firmware/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,e100,rtl_nic} $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
 
     cp -a $(get_build_dir intel-ucode)/intel-ucode $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware