diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 272d35f1bb..b712c3175f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_downloaded:
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(Q)touch $@
 
+# Retrieve actual source archive, e.g. for prebuilt external toolchains
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_actual_downloaded:
+	$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_SITE)/$($(PKG)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL)); \
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
+	$(Q)touch $@
+
 # Unpack the archive
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_extracted:
 	@$(call step_start,extract)
@@ -530,6 +536,7 @@ $(2)_TARGET_RSYNC =	        $$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_rsynced
 $(2)_TARGET_PATCH =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_patched
 $(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_extracted
 $(2)_TARGET_SOURCE =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_downloaded
+$(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE =	$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_actual_downloaded
 $(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_dircleaned
 
 # default extract command
@@ -637,6 +644,17 @@ $(1)-depends:		$$($(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES)
 
 $(1)-source:		$$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE)
 
+$(1)-all-source:	$(1)-legal-source
+$(1)-legal-info:	$(1)-legal-source
+$(1)-legal-source:	$(1)-source
+
+# Only download the actual source if it differs from the 'main' archive
+ifneq ($$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL),)
+ifneq ($$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL),$$($(2)_SOURCE))
+$(1)-legal-source:	$$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE)
+endif # actual sources != sources
+endif # actual sources != ""
+
 $(1)-source-check:
 	$$(foreach p,$$($(2)_ALL_DOWNLOADS),$$(call SOURCE_CHECK,$$(p))$$(sep))
 
@@ -662,6 +680,7 @@ $(1)-extract:		$(1)-rsync
 $(1)-rsync:		$$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC)
 
 $(1)-source:
+$(1)-legal-source:
 
 $(1)-source-check:
 	test -d $$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
@@ -736,6 +755,8 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
+$$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE):		PKG=$(2)
+$$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE):		PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN):		PKG=$(2)
 
 # Compute the name of the Kconfig option that correspond to the
@@ -801,9 +822,6 @@ else
 # Other packages
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_REDISTRIBUTE),YES)
-ifneq ($$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL),$$($(2)_SOURCE))
-	$$(call DOWNLOAD,$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_SITE)/$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL))
-endif
 # Save the source tarball and any extra downloads, but not
 # patches, as they are handled specially afterwards.
 	$$(foreach e,$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL) $$(notdir $$($(2)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS)),\
@@ -907,6 +925,7 @@ endif
 	$(1)-install-staging \
 	$(1)-install-target \
 	$(1)-legal-info \
+	$(1)-legal-source \
 	$(1)-patch \
 	$(1)-rebuild \
 	$(1)-reconfigure \