diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index daf24594de..7dfad2d1be 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ else
 endif
 $(2)_VERSION := $$(call sanitize,$$($(2)_DL_VERSION))
 
+$(2)_HASH_FILE = \
+	$$(strip \
+		$$(if $$(wildcard $$($(2)_PKGDIR)/$$($(2)_VERSION)/$$($(2)_RAWNAME).hash),\
+			$$($(2)_PKGDIR)/$$($(2)_VERSION)/$$($(2)_RAWNAME).hash,\
+			$$($(2)_PKGDIR)/$$($(2)_RAWNAME).hash))
+
 ifdef $(3)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR
   $(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR ?= $$($(3)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
 endif