diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 75dc8b7e69..6a7d97efdf 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ else
 endif
 $(2)_VERSION := $$(call sanitize,$$($(2)_DL_VERSION))
 
+ifdef $(3)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR
+  $(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR ?= $$($(3)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
+endif
+
 $(2)_BASE_NAME	=  $(1)-$$($(2)_VERSION)
 $(2)_DL_DIR	=  $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_BASE_NAME)
 $(2)_DIR	=  $$(BUILD_DIR)/$$($(2)_BASE_NAME)