diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index c69bc96237..4e2ce2e7a0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -1087,9 +1087,7 @@ $$($(2)_TARGET_RSYNC):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_PATCH):			PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_EXTRACT):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKG=$(2)
-$$($(2)_TARGET_SOURCE):			PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE):		PKG=$(2)
-$$($(2)_TARGET_ACTUAL_SOURCE):		PKGDIR=$(pkgdir)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN):		PKG=$(2)
 $$($(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN):		NAME=$(1)