diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index b8eaa98bbb..2e2e66f283 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -435,12 +435,12 @@ endif
 			rm -f $$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL_IMAGES)
 			rm -f $$($(2)_TARGET_INSTALL_HOST)
 
-$(1)-rebuild:		$(1)-clean-for-rebuild all
+$(1)-rebuild:		$(1)-clean-for-rebuild $(1)
 
 $(1)-clean-for-reconfigure: $(1)-clean-for-rebuild
 			rm -f $$($(2)_TARGET_CONFIGURE)
 
-$(1)-reconfigure:	$(1)-clean-for-reconfigure all
+$(1)-reconfigure:	$(1)-clean-for-reconfigure $(1)
 
 # define the PKG variable for all targets, containing the
 # uppercase package variable prefix