diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index 2c4ad3ba2c..2d9b0d4a41 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ endif
 
 define DOWNLOAD
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $($(PKG)_DL_DIR)
-	$(Q)$(if $(filter bzr cvs hg svn,$($(PKG)_SITE_METHOD)),
-		BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR=$(notdir $(call qstrip,$(1)))) \
 	$(EXTRA_ENV) $(FLOCK) $(DL_WRAPPER) \
 		-c '$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION)' \
 		-d '$($(PKG)_DL_DIR)' \
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 87c856407d..28e6c41a7f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ ifndef $(2)_PATCH
  endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($$(filter bzr cvs hg svn,$$($(2)_SITE)),)
+BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR += $$($(2)_SOURCE)
+endif
+
 $(2)_ALL_DOWNLOADS = \
 	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$($(2)_PATCH) $$($(2)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS),\
 		$$(if $$(findstring ://,$$(p)),$$(p),\