diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index 4bd40ba530..6b63bae080 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_extracted:
 	$(Q)$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(INFLATE$(suffix $($(PKG)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) | \
 	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $(@D) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
 # some packages have messed up permissions inside
-	$(Q)chmod -R ug+rw $(@D)
+	$(Q)chmod -R +rw $(@D)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	$(Q)touch $@