diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 3b6bc76512..75fda02c3e 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ endif
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: NAMEVER = $(RAWNAME)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: PATCH_BASE_DIRS = $($(PKG)_DIR_PREFIX)/$(RAWNAME) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR))/$(RAWNAME)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched:
-	@$(call MESSAGE,"Patching $($(PKG)_DIR_PREFIX)/$(RAWNAME)")
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Patching")
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),support/scripts/apply-patches.sh $(@D) $(DL_DIR) $(notdir $(p))$(sep))
 	$(Q)( \