diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index f8ffaa21c7..c69bc96237 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -1085,7 +1085,6 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_CONFIGURE):		NAME=$(1)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC):			SRCDIR=$$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKG=$(2)
-$$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)