diff --git a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
index 790afaf146..d640e247cb 100644
--- a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ endef
 endif
 
 define SKELETON_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	rsync -a --ignore-times $(SYNC_VCS_EXCLUSIONS) \
+	rsync -a --ignore-times $(RSYNC_VCS_EXCLUSIONS) \
 		--chmod=u=rwX,go=rX --exclude .empty --exclude '*~' \
 		$(SKELETON_PATH)/ $(TARGET_DIR)/
 	$(call SKELETON_USR_SYMLINKS_OR_DIRS,$(TARGET_DIR))