diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index e67f141604..9ec84d0f45 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ ifneq ($$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),)
 		 $$($(2)_BUILDDIR)/.legal-info-rsync/
 	$$(call prepare-per-package-directory,$$(BR2_GZIP_HOST_DEPENDENCY) $$(BR2_TAR_HOST_DEPENDENCY))
 	$$(Q)mkdir -p $$($(2)_REDIST_SOURCES_DIR)
-	$$(Q). support/download/helpers; set -x; cd $$($(2)_BUILDDIR); TAR=$$(TAR) mk_tar_gz \
+	$$(Q). support/download/helpers; cd $$($(2)_BUILDDIR); TAR=$$(TAR) mk_tar_gz \
 		$$($(2)_BUILDDIR)/.legal-info-rsync/ \
 		$$($(2)_BASENAME_RAW) \
 		@0 \