diff --git a/package/pkg-virtual.mk b/package/pkg-virtual.mk
index 56e2d044b5..f5d7567237 100644
--- a/package/pkg-virtual.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-virtual.mk
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ endif
 $(2)_SOURCE =
 
 # Fake a version string, so it looks nicer in the build log
-$(3)_VERSION = virtual
-HOST_$(3)_VERSION = virtual
+$(2)_VERSION = virtual
 
 # This must be repeated from inner-generic-package, otherwise we get an empty
 # _DEPENDENCIES