diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index 22a8523cfb..502f5c9d2c 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ if [ -d $PKG_DIR/sources ]; then
   cp -PRf $PKG_DIR/sources/* $BUILD/$1*/
 fi
 
+[ -f $PKG_DIR/after_unpack ] && $PKG_DIR/after_unpack $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
+
 for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/*.diff*; do
   if [ -f $i ]; then
     PATCH=`basename $i`