diff --git a/package/freetype/freetype.mk b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
index 19dbd86960..52a8fb48b1 100644
--- a/package/freetype/freetype.mk
+++ b/package/freetype/freetype.mk
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ FREETYPE_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += FREETYPE_FIX_FREETYPE_INCLUDE
 define HOST_FREETYPE_REMOVE_FREETYPE_INCLUDE_SYMLINK
 	$(RM) -f $(HOST_DIR)/usr/include/freetype2/freetype
 endef
-HOST_FREETYPE_PRE_INSTALL_HOOKS += FREETYPE_REMOVE_FREETYPE_INCLUDE_SYMLINK
+HOST_FREETYPE_PRE_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_FREETYPE_REMOVE_FREETYPE_INCLUDE_SYMLINK
 define HOST_FREETYPE_FIX_FREETYPE_INCLUDE
 	ln -sf . $(HOST_DIR)/usr/include/freetype2/freetype
 endef