diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 54193d25a2..ab1f8d2ca1 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			RAWNAME=$$(patsubst host-%,%,$(1))
 $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKG=$(2)
+$$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN):		PKG=$(2)
 
 # Compute the name of the Kconfig option that correspond to the