diff --git a/package/qextserialport/qextserialport.mk b/package/qextserialport/qextserialport.mk
index 11b1cc89c7..f48f596898 100644
--- a/package/qextserialport/qextserialport.mk
+++ b/package/qextserialport/qextserialport.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ QEXTSERIALPORT_QMAKE = $(QT5_QMAKE)
 endif
 
 define QEXTSERIALPORT_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QEXTSERIALPORT_QMAKE))
+	cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(QEXTSERIALPORT_QMAKE)
 endef
 
 define QEXTSERIALPORT_BUILD_CMDS