diff --git a/package/mkpimage/mkpimage.mk b/package/mkpimage/mkpimage.mk
index 8e08013f91..71500f00f3 100644
--- a/package/mkpimage/mkpimage.mk
+++ b/package/mkpimage/mkpimage.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ HOST_MKPIMAGE_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 # source included in the package
 # came from barebox's repository:
 # https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/tree/scripts/socfpga_mkimage.c?id=55d29525146dcd280987dfd565bfd34f08858fb3
+define HOST_MKPIMAGE_EXTRACT_CMDS
+	cp $(HOST_MKPIMAGE_PKGDIR)/mkpimage.c $(@D)
+endef
+
 define HOST_MKPIMAGE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) $(HOST_LDFLAGS) \
-		package/mkpimage/mkpimage.c -o $(@D)/mkpimage
+		$(@D)/mkpimage.c -o $(@D)/mkpimage
 endef
 
 define HOST_MKPIMAGE_INSTALL_CMDS