diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index de2fb0705b..3942a89b39 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ endif
 $(2)_ALL_DOWNLOADS = \
 	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$($(2)_PATCH) $$($(2)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS),\
 		$$(if $$(findstring ://,$$(p)),$$(p),\
-			$$($(2)_SITE:/=)/$$(p)))
+			$$($(2)_SITE)/$$(p)))
 
 ifndef $(2)_SITE
  ifdef $(3)_SITE