diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 3b5ee7b356..b00967c648 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_rsynced:
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_RSYNC_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	@test -d $(SRCDIR) || (echo "ERROR: $(SRCDIR) does not exist" ; exit 1)
-	rsync -au --chmod=u=rwX,go=rX $(RSYNC_VCS_EXCLUSIONS) $($(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR_RSYNC_EXCLUSIONS) $(call qstrip,$(SRCDIR))/ $(@D)
+	rsync -au --chmod=u=rwX,go=rX $($(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR_RSYNC_EXCLUSIONS) $(RSYNC_VCS_EXCLUSIONS) $(call qstrip,$(SRCDIR))/ $(@D)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_RSYNC_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	@$(call step_end,rsync)
 	$(Q)touch $@