diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 6168b40e89..4353bd3868 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -637,14 +637,17 @@ $(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES = \
 		$$($(2)_FINAL_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES) \
 		$$($(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES) \
 		$$($(2)_FINAL_PATCH_DEPENDENCIES))
-$(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES = \
-	$$(sort \
-		$$(foreach p,\
-			$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES),\
-			$$(p)\
-			$$($$(call UPPERCASE,$$(p))_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES)\
-		)\
-	)
+$(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort \
+	$$(if $$(filter undefined,$$(origin $(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES__X)), \
+		$$(eval $(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES__X := \
+			$$(foreach p, \
+				$$($(2)_FINAL_ALL_DEPENDENCIES), \
+				$$(p) \
+				$$($$(call UPPERCASE,$$(p))_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES) \
+			) \
+		) \
+	) \
+	$$($(2)_FINAL_RECURSIVE_DEPENDENCIES__X))
 
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING		?= NO
 $(2)_INSTALL_IMAGES		?= NO