diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 51a1929ebb..b9ce8ff622 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ $(2)_INSTALL_OPTS		?= install
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS	?= DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) install/fast
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR) install/fast
 
-$(2)_SRCDIR			= $$($(2)_DIR)/$$($(2)_SUBDIR)
-
 $(3)_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD ?= YES