diff --git a/package/jpeg/Config.in b/package/jpeg/Config.in
index b7cdfeb79a..3042d247f9 100644
--- a/package/jpeg/Config.in
+++ b/package/jpeg/Config.in
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG_TURBO
 
 endchoice
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_JPEG
+	def_bool y
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_JPEG
 	string
 	default "libjpeg"    if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBJPEG
diff --git a/package/jpeg/jpeg.mk b/package/jpeg/jpeg.mk
index 3695bc818d..2d56be6a7c 100644
--- a/package/jpeg/jpeg.mk
+++ b/package/jpeg/jpeg.mk
@@ -4,14 +4,4 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-JPEG_SOURCE =
-JPEG_DEPENDENCIES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_JPEG))
-
-ifeq ($(JPEG_DEPENDENCIES),)
-define JPEG_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	echo "No JPEG implementation defined. Configuration error"
-	exit 1
-endef
-endif
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(virtual-package))