diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
index 1409128d69..98bf9995a0 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -extldflags -static -X github.com/docker/containerd.GitCommit=${PKG_VERSION} -extld $CC"
   export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor/
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$PKG_BUILD/vendor/
   export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor/src/github.com/docker/containerd
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/vendor/src/github.com/docker/containerd
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
index 68d9bd4424..deda4bc885 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
             --without-libintl-prefix"
 
 post_patch() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/build-aux/
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/build-aux/config.rpath
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libdvbv5-po/Makefile.in.in
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/v4l-utils-po/Makefile.in.in
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/build-aux/
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/build-aux/config.rpath
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/libdvbv5-po/Makefile.in.in
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/v4l-utils-po/Makefile.in.in
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib/libdvbv5
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib/libdvbv5
   make CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
 
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/utils/dvb
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/utils/dvb
   make CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
index feb3d23057..2d6c2c4eee 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 # aml 3.14 is meh
 pre_configure_target() {
 if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-  sed -i 's/DVB_HEADER=0/DVB_HEADER=1/g' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure*
-  sed -i 's/HAS_DVB_API5=0/HAS_DVB_API5=1/g' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure*
+  sed -i 's/DVB_HEADER=0/DVB_HEADER=1/g' $PKG_BUILD/configure*
+  sed -i 's/HAS_DVB_API5=0/HAS_DVB_API5=1/g' $PKG_BUILD/configure*
 fi
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
index d73078d715..5bd60c9c12 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain ffmpeg lame x264"
 PKG_LONGDESC="FFmpeg built static with additional features"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  cd "$PKG_BUILD"
   rm -rf ".$TARGET_NAME"
   cp -PR $(get_build_dir ffmpeg)/* .
   make clean
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
index 94b20857bf..e7255f4b20 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_LONGDESC="x264"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
index 0ba785dcb2..377ea9cf48 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ configure_host() {
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/src
   bash make.bash --no-banner
 }
 
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ pre_makeinstall_host() {
 
 makeinstall_host() {
   mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
-  cp -av $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/
+  cp -av $PKG_BUILD/* $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
index 48766b512b..114bbc6183 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--enable-static --disable-shared"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
                            --disable-shared \
-                           --with-cross-build=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME"
+                           --with-cross-build=$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="source/configure"
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
index 1233858125..872e0d52d9 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # serdisplib fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rmdir .$TARGET_NAME
 
   # use libusb-config from sysroot
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
index 0499d165d5..45817d1290 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
                            --disable-largefile"
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/common/utils.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libimobiledevice/
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/common/utils.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libimobiledevice/
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
index 1e1743ec8b..74af531e02 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-extld $CC"
   export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath
   export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
index fe8e0c9b8a..3da2bbc5e8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="$FREESCALE_V4L_INCLUDE"
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp -a $(get_build_dir moonlight-common-c)/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/third_party/moonlight-common-c
+  cp -a $(get_build_dir moonlight-common-c)/* $PKG_BUILD/third_party/moonlight-common-c
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
index fe9661d36f..56c0d96d93 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="OpenCaster is a free and open source MPEG2 transport stream data g
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_makeinstall_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
index ba675439cf..3158fe08fa 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--with-sysroot=$SYSROOT_PREFIX \
         --without-sco"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
   export LIBS="-ltermcap"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
index ccd68779b0..116a20a62d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # nmap fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -Iliblua"
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
index dcedbf3639..3c15e2f553 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/nss
 
   [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && export USE_64=1
 
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/*/nsinstall $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/*/nsinstall $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/Linux*
+  rm -rf $PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/Linux*
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/nss
 
   [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && TARGET_USE_64="USE_64=1"
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   $STRIP dist/Linux*/lib/*.so
   cp -L dist/Linux*/lib/*.so $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
   cp -L dist/Linux*/lib/libcrmf.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
index c648ce75aa..3ce80b3250 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="protobuf: Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format"
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/CMakeLists.txt"
+PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/cmake/CMakeLists.txt"
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST="-DCMAKE_NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED=1 \
                      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=0 \
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
index b4c7c379b4..46dee4573c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -extldflags -static -X main.gitCommit=${PKG_VERSION} -X main.version=$(cat ./VERSION) -extld $CC"
   export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/
   export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/opencontainers/runc
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/opencontainers/runc
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
index 75f4d453ac..b39972da1d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
   export LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
 
 # screen fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
index 3b43719464..cd6b84d275 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_CMAKE_TARGET_OPTS="-DMINIMAL=ON"
 PKG_MAKE_TARGET_OPTS="tini-static"
 
 pre_configure_target(){
-  sed -i "s|@tini_VERSION_GIT@| - git.${PKG_VERSION}|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/tiniConfig.h.in
+  sed -i "s|@tini_VERSION_GIT@| - git.${PKG_VERSION}|" $PKG_BUILD/src/tiniConfig.h.in
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
index 94ff0409f1..d79e76f4d8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
index bcc3151be4..38106d19c2 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
index 034aef401d..8d3d6d565e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
index 77aac3ddee..c98f7b8b58 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
index 85b2396726..ab40a6b46d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
index 4fa4396700..71af66d3f4 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
index 32b0fdb4fa..cef310c33f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
index 178613b67b..2c3fc50279 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_DIR=$(get_build_dir vdr)
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so $PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so $PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
 
   $STRIP client/libvdr-*.so*
   $STRIP server/libvdr-*.so*
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
index 20cecb30b6..069ef54d15 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk b/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
index fa16c557b3..c252b2d88a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ PKG_ADDON_TYPE="xbmc.service"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 make_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
 
   case $TARGET_ARCH in
     x86_64)
diff --git a/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk b/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
index d5fc7afb9c..3d3d46826b 100644
--- a/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES="executable"
 
 post_unpack() {
   # don't use the files from the script
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/icon.png
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/changelog.txt
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/icon.png
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/changelog.txt
 }
 
 make_target() {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
 addon() {
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
 
     # use our own changelog.txt
     cp $PKG_DIR/changelog.txt $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
index d002a6802a..9ef236381a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ configure_target() {
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -linkmode external -extldflags -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-shared-libs -extld $CC"
   export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
   export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
-  if [ -d $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor ]; then
-    mv $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.gopath
+  if [ -d $PKG_BUILD/vendor ]; then
+    mv $PKG_BUILD/vendor $PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src
   fi
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src/github.com/docker/docker
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src/github.com/docker/docker
 
   # used for docker version
   export GITCOMMIT=$PKG_VERSION
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
 addon() {
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bin/docker $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bin/dockerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/docker $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/dockerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
 
     # containerd
     cp -P $(get_build_dir containerd)/bin/containerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin/docker-containerd
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
index e599ae2e0e..a619b7398f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ elif [ "$DISPLAYSERVER" = "x11" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp -a $(get_build_dir rpi_ws281x)/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
+  cp -a $(get_build_dir rpi_ws281x)/* $PKG_BUILD/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
index b7838ee251..2c1241474e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
 }
 
 addon() {
-  drivers="none|$(cat $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/config.log | sed -n "s|^DRIVERS=' \(.*\)'|\1|p" | sed "s|.so||g" | tr ' ' '|')"
+  drivers="none|$(cat $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/config.log | sed -n "s|^DRIVERS=' \(.*\)'|\1|p" | sed "s|.so||g" | tr ' ' '|')"
 
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/config
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
index 74c74976da..7994d8a74a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ make_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  make install INSTALL_PREFIX=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  make install INSTALL_PREFIX=$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 addon() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
index 9bec2884d0..f388961c3c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ pre_build_target() {
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ncurses -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/include/"
-  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib"
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ncurses -I$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/include/"
+  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib"
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
index 78257b6f14..6785befd48 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-curses   \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # tinc fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
index ee0186c44c..785a30a4e4 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ post_unpack() {
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
 # transcoding
diff --git a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
index d27c286d33..70f60f258e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  make -C "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
-  make -C "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
+  make -C "$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
+  make -C "$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
   $STRIP "$INSTALL/storage/.kodi/addons/$PKG_SECTION.$PKG_NAME/bin/mono"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk b/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
index eb42fe5be4..c396dba803 100644
--- a/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-shared --enable-static"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wno-narrowing"
diff --git a/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk b/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
index c4210c6f85..6a45c033e9 100644
--- a/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_build_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make -f Makefile-libbz2_so CC=$HOST_CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
 }
 
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 }
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
   sed -e "s,ln -s (lib.*),ln -snf \$$1; ln -snf libbz2.so.$PKG_VERSION libbz2.so,g" -i Makefile-libbz2_so
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
index 1d829cebd4..5530555041 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 post_configure_target() {
  ## configure minizip
  (
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
   rm Makefile
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:../../"
   do_autoreconf
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/zconf.h ./
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/zconf.h ./
   ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME --build=$HOST_NAME $TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-shared --enable-static
  )
 }
 
 post_make_target() {
  # make minizip
- make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
+ make -C $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
  # Install minizip
- make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install
+ make -C $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
index 5f0d09b37f..6bfa52de44 100644
--- a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 post_unpack() {
-  sed -i 's|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "1"|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "2"|' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/ssl.cmake
-  sed -i 's|GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME libmysql OUTPUT_NAME)|SET(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME "mysqlclient")|' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_err|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_err|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/extra/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_sql|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_sql|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND gen_lex_hash|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/gen_lex_hash|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i 's|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "1"|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "2"|' $PKG_BUILD/cmake/ssl.cmake
+  sed -i 's|GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME libmysql OUTPUT_NAME)|SET(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME "mysqlclient")|' $PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_err|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_err|" $PKG_BUILD/extra/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_sql|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_sql|" $PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND gen_lex_hash|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/gen_lex_hash|" $PKG_BUILD/sql/CMakeLists.txt
 
-  sed -i '/^IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION.*$/,/^ENDIF()$/d' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/boost.cmake
+  sed -i '/^IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION.*$/,/^ENDIF()$/d' $PKG_BUILD/cmake/boost.cmake
 }
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/packages/devel/attr/package.mk b/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
index 7db940ea0a..cd472a315f 100644
--- a/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # attr fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
index 00daa753cb..31fb59aeda 100644
--- a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 # add UTF-8 charmap for Generic (charmap is needed for installer)
   if [ "$PROJECT" = "Generic" ]; then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/localedata/charmaps/UTF-8 $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/localedata/charmaps/UTF-8 $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
     gzip $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps/UTF-8
   fi
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
 
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
-      cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/localedata/locales/POSIX $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
+      cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/localedata/locales/POSIX $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
   fi
 
 # create default configs
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 configure_init() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-    rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
+    rm -rf $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
 make_init() {
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ make_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/elf/ld*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/libc.so.6 $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/math/libm.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/nptl/libpthread.so.0 $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/rt/librt.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/elf/ld*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/libc.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/math/libm.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/nptl/libpthread.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/rt/librt.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 
     if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "arm" -a "$TARGET_FLOAT" = "hard" ]; then
       ln -sf ld.so $INSTALL/usr/lib/ld-linux.so.3
diff --git a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
index f7f18e29cd..c4c23064c1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
@@ -33,33 +33,33 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 post_unpack() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME 
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME 
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
        CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS" \
-       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
+       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
        CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS" \
        BUILD_CC=$HOST_CC \
-       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
+       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
diff --git a/packages/devel/popt/package.mk b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
index d64420b235..10155538ce 100644
--- a/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 
 pre_configure_target() {
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/slang/package.mk b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
index 79bdc8ae47..984d3de3f1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
 pre_configure_target() {
  # slang fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
  # slang fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/package.mk b/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
index 394f29d8b2..5dca6e5e09 100644
--- a/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/bin/python*-config
 
   cd $INSTALL/usr/lib/python2.7
-  python -Wi -t -B $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Lib/compileall.py -d /usr/lib/python2.7 -f .
+  python -Wi -t -B $PKG_BUILD/Lib/compileall.py -d /usr/lib/python2.7 -f .
   find $INSTALL/usr/lib/python2.7 -name "*.py" -exec rm -f {} \; &>/dev/null
 
   # strip
diff --git a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
index 2fa86ee704..7560dd8e38 100644
--- a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ make_target() {
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/libstdc++.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/libstdc++.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
 
 configure_init() {
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ make_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
index 41f1858ed0..179c7fd975 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 make_target() {
   cd bcmdhd_1_201_59_x
   LDFLAGS="" make V=1 \
-    -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bcmdhd_1_201_59_x \
+    -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/bcmdhd_1_201_59_x \
     ARCH=$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH \
     CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_PREFIX
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
index ea2c730511..074bd01416 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$(get_module_dir)/hdhomerun
       cp kernel/*.ko $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$(get_module_dir)/hdhomerun/
 
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
index aa0abea0da..4486261657 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 make_target() {
-  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/mali \
+  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/mali \
     CONFIG_MALI400=m CONFIG_MALI450=m
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/mali \
+  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/mali \
     INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL/usr INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 DEPMOD=: \
   modules_install
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
index f1428c214e..34fd744cea 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ make_target() {
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates
-  find $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/v4l/ -name \*.ko -exec cp {} $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates \;
+  find $PKG_BUILD/v4l/ -name \*.ko -exec cp {} $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates \;
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk b/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
index 0969ba9dec..bd343f2263 100644
--- a/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 unpack() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-  tar xf $SOURCES/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD
+  tar xf $SOURCES/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz -C $PKG_BUILD
 }
 
 make_host() {
diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index a1f80fe708..4a3b329285 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -141,20 +141,20 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 pre_make_target() {
   if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
     # copy some extra firmware to linux tree
-    mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
-      cp -a $(get_build_dir x86-firmware)/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,rtl_nic} $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
+    mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
+      cp -a $(get_build_dir x86-firmware)/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,rtl_nic} $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
 
-    mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
-      cp -a $(get_build_dir intel-ucode)/microcode.bin $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
+    mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
+      cp -a $(get_build_dir intel-ucode)/microcode.bin $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
 
-    FW_LIST="$(find $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware \( -type f -o -type l \) \( -iname '*.bin' -o -iname '*.fw' \) | sed 's|.*external-firmware/||' | sort | xargs)"
-    sed -i "s|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=.*|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=\"${FW_LIST}\"|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.config
+    FW_LIST="$(find $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware \( -type f -o -type l \) \( -iname '*.bin' -o -iname '*.fw' \) | sed 's|.*external-firmware/||' | sort | xargs)"
+    sed -i "s|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=.*|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=\"${FW_LIST}\"|" $PKG_BUILD/.config
   fi
 
   make oldconfig
 
   # regdb
-  cp $(get_build_dir wireless-regdb)/db.txt $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/net/wireless/db.txt
+  cp $(get_build_dir wireless-regdb)/db.txt $PKG_BUILD/net/wireless/db.txt
 
   if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" ]; then
     ( cd $ROOT
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
index 3ffe836d0c..376066d34c 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
         -DDECRYPTERPATH=special://home/cdm \
-        $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/wvdecrypter
+        $PKG_BUILD/wvdecrypter
     make
 
-  cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/wv/libssd_wv.so $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/wv/libssd_wv.so $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
 
 addon() {
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index f6cbf1df36..27a75e4108 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ KODI_LIBDVD="$KODI_DVDCSS \
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DNATIVEPREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN \
                        -DWITH_TEXTUREPACKER=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/TexturePacker \
-                       -DDEPENDS_PATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/depends \
+                       -DDEPENDS_PATH=$PKG_BUILD/depends \
                        -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python2.7 \
                        -DGIT_VERSION=$PKG_VERSION \
                        -DENABLE_INTERNAL_FFMPEG=OFF \
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
index 6fbdd404d5..95e6cf5c6b 100644
--- a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
+++ b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ if [ "$DISPLAYSERVER" = "x11" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
 # ffmpeg fails building for x86_64 with LTO support
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
index 0fdfaa6cec..aeae0fc777 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-dependency-tracking \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # bluez fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export LIBS="-ltermcap"
diff --git a/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk b/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
index 08a5595c96..709b8ac884 100644
--- a/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_strlcat=no \
                            --without-python"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  sed "s|@prefix@|$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr|g" -i $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dnet-config.in
+  sed "s|@prefix@|$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr|g" -i $PKG_BUILD/dnet-config.in
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk b/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
index 2ffe254299..d2cd78bbf3 100644
--- a/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            --without-gmp --without-mpir"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export PYTHONXCPREFIX="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr"
diff --git a/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk b/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
index 9e1e0617b4..a6d7b965c4 100644
--- a/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TUPLE.h $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TARGET.h
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TUPLE.h $PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TARGET.h
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index be74f98d85..c957ba4786 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ pre_build_init() {
 }
 
 configure_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
     cp $PKG_DIR/config/busybox-host.conf .config
 
     # set install dir
-    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_PREFIX=.*$|CONFIG_PREFIX=\"$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_host\"|" .config
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_PREFIX=.*$|CONFIG_PREFIX=\"$PKG_BUILD/.install_host\"|" .config
 
     make oldconfig
 }
 
 configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
     cp $BUSYBOX_CFG_FILE_TARGET .config
 
     # set install dir
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 configure_init() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
     cp $BUSYBOX_CFG_FILE_INIT .config
 
     # set install dir
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ configure_init() {
 
 makeinstall_host() {
   mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp -R $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_host/bin/* $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp -R $PKG_BUILD/.install_host/bin/* $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
index 252dfed471..1522a9a557 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pre_build_host() {
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make PREFIX=/usr
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
index fc3c7c0ed1..4f3823bfd3 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ configure_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/usr/iscsistart $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/usr/iscsistart $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
index 6923dc59ee..a4d40c7ed8 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-docs \
 post_unpack() {
   mv $PKG_BUILD/$PKG_NAME/* $PKG_BUILD/
 
-  sed -i -e 's|.*common-agent/etc/config/Makefile.*||' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/common-agent/etc/config
+  sed -i -e 's|.*common-agent/etc/config/Makefile.*||' $PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/common-agent/etc/config
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
index b3c43d3422..f7e4310354 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ INIT_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-x86emu"
 
 pre_configure_init() {
 # v86d fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk b/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
index 898d6de192..733f957567 100644
--- a/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 }
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp $PKG_DIR/config/CMakeLists.txt $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cp $PKG_DIR/config/CMakeLists.txt $PKG_BUILD
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
index 0b2ddf7d2e..aead5f6cb4 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="dtc"
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk b/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
index ee6c78523d..4db0716ffd 100644
--- a/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-    cp -a $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/hdparm $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+    cp -a $PKG_BUILD/hdparm $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/newt/package.mk b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
index 7ae9218e26..26b6128d94 100644
--- a/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
  # newt fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
  # newt fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
index 293fd0147e..1217ee4b5a 100644
--- a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure_init() {
   # plymouth-lite dont support to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk b/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
index e0605402a9..d8a8a45cda 100644
--- a/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/top/top $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/top/top $INSTALL/usr/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk b/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
index 097627dbd1..0538bed5ee 100644
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ make_host() {
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
-       CFLAGS="-I$TOOLCHAIN/include -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libinstaller -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libfat -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bios -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/utils -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" \
+       CFLAGS="-I$TOOLCHAIN/include -I$PKG_BUILD/libinstaller -I$PKG_BUILD/libfat -I$PKG_BUILD/bios -I$PKG_BUILD/utils -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" \
        LDFLAGS="-L$TOOLCHAIN/lib" \
        installer
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
index b4f916b6bb..1f4d88b5ca 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ make_target() {
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/SPL-* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/SPL-* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
 }
 
 pre_install() {
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index e8b7770442..c635c87f2c 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/SPL* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/SPL* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
   cp -PR $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv*.txt $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
   case $PROJECT in
     Odroid_C2)
       cp -PRv $PKG_DIR/scripts/update-c2.sh $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/update.sh
-      cp -PRv $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot
+      cp -PRv $PKG_BUILD/u-boot.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot
       if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz ]; then
         cp -PRv $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
       elif [ -f $DISTRO_DIR/$DISTRO/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz ]; then
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
index 3b79ffcffb..991441de80 100644
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PATH_MODULES"
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
-    cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/conf/*-libinput.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
+    cp $PKG_BUILD/conf/*-libinput.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
 }
diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
index dd59f214ff..73909181ed 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 # ensure we dont use '-O3' optimization.
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O3|-O2|"`
   CXXFLAGS=`echo $CXXFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O3|-O2|"`
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
-  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
+  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 7015da69b8..fd6050a8ff 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # configure other variables
       if [ "$TARGET" = "target" ]; then
-        INSTALL=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
+        INSTALL=$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
       elif [ "$TARGET" = "init" ]; then
-        INSTALL=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_init
+        INSTALL=$PKG_BUILD/.install_init
       fi
 
        # clean up
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # setup configure script
       if [ -z "$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/configure"
       else
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
       fi
       if [ -z "$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
       fi
 
       # include build template and build
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall b/scripts/uninstall
index 7ccd9d5c2e..f354726369 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall
+++ b/scripts/uninstall
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ if [ -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # setup configure script
       if [ -z "$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/configure"
       else
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
       fi
       if [ -z "$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
       else
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT"
       fi
 
       # ensure $PKG_BUILD is there. (installer? PKG_URL="")