diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index f474704980..22330edc5b 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -835,7 +835,9 @@ endif
 endif
 
 # legal-info: produce legally relevant info.
+$(1)-legal-info: PKG=$(2)
 $(1)-legal-info:
+	@$$(call MESSAGE,"Collecting legal info")
 # Packages without a source are assumed to be part of Buildroot, skip them.
 	$$(foreach hook,$$($(2)_PRE_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$$(call $$(hook))$$(sep))
 ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)