diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index 6d4cbcded4..85842de354 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -238,14 +238,13 @@ endef
 # 3) BR2_BACKUP_SITE if enabled, unless BR2_PRIMARY_SITE_ONLY is set
 #
 # Argument 1 is the source location
-# Argument 2 is the source filename
 #
 # E.G. use like this:
-# $(call DOWNLOAD,$(FOO_SITE),$(FOO_SOURCE))
+# $(call DOWNLOAD,$(FOO_SITE))
 ################################################################################
 
 define DOWNLOAD
-	$(call DOWNLOAD_INNER,$(1),$(if $(2),$(2),$(notdir $(1))))
+	$(call DOWNLOAD_INNER,$(1),$(notdir $(1)))
 endef
 
 define DOWNLOAD_INNER