diff --git a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
index f4f35bf96a..6bf3d6b4be 100644
--- a/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-kconfig.mk
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ $(1)-check-configuration-done:
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_KCONFIG_SUPPORTS_DEFCONFIG),YES)
 .PHONY: $(1)-savedefconfig
+$(1)-savedefconfig: PKG=$(2)
 $(1)-savedefconfig: $(1)-check-configuration-done
 	$$(call kconfig-package-savedefconfig,$(2))
 endif