diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 81fc535c01..082b234a8e 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ endif
 # Retrieve the archive
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_downloaded:
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_DOWNLOAD_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
-ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 # Only show the download message if it isn't already downloaded
 	$(Q)for p in $($(PKG)_SOURCE) $($(PKG)_PATCH) $($(PKG)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS) ; do \
 		if test ! -e $(DL_DIR)/`basename $$p` ; then \
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 			break ; \
 		fi ; \
 	done
-endif
 	$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE)))
 	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS),\
 		$(if $(findstring ://,$(p)),\
@@ -94,10 +92,8 @@ endif
 		)\
 	$(sep))
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_DOWNLOAD_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
-ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(Q)touch $@
-endif
 
 # Unpack the archive
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_extracted: