diff --git a/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk b/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
index 2d35e75611..3f5b9aafe5 100644
--- a/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
+++ b/package/stunnel/stunnel.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-STUNNEL_VERSION = 5.17
-STUNNEL_SITE = http://www.usenix.org.uk/mirrors/stunnel/archive/5.x
+STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR = 5
+STUNNEL_VERSION = $(STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR).17
+STUNNEL_SITE = http://www.usenix.org.uk/mirrors/stunnel/archive/$(STUNNEL_VERSION_MAJOR).x
 STUNNEL_DEPENDENCIES = openssl
 STUNNEL_CONF_OPTS = --with-ssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr --with-threads=fork \
 	--disable-libwrap