diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index 6d474402e9..7f2afffc75 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ else
 $(1)-install-staging:
 endif
 
-$(1)-build:		$(1)-configure $$($(2)_TARGET_BUILD) \
+$(1)-build:		$(if $$($(2)_SKIP_CONFIGURE),$(1)-patch,$(1)-configure)\
+			$$($(2)_TARGET_BUILD) \
 			$$($(2)_HOOK_POST_BUILD)
 
 $(1)-configure:		$(1)-autoreconf $$($(2)_TARGET_CONFIGURE)