diff --git a/packages/compress/zip/package.mk b/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
index 3ae284cfbe..6823a9c262 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="Info-ZIP"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/infozip/Zip%203.x%20%28latest%29/3.0/${PKG_NAME}${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+PKG_SOURCE_DIR="${PKG_NAME}${PKG_VERSION}"
 PKG_DEPENDS="bzip2"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain bzip2"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"