diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 374d9d56c9..fa68f14ca0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -786,10 +786,10 @@ ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
 # is that the license still applies to the files distributed as part
 # of the rootfs, even if the sources are not themselves redistributed.
 ifeq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES)),)
-	@$$(call legal-license-nofiles,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
-	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
+	@$$(call legal-license-nofiles,$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+	@$$(call legal-warning-pkg,$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),cannot save license ($(2)_LICENSE_FILES not defined))
 else
-	@$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
+	@$$(foreach F,$$($(2)_LICENSE_FILES),$$(call legal-license-file,$$($(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME),$$(F),$$($(2)_DIR)/$$(F),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))$$(sep))
 endif # license files
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),local)