diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index 92ce4e22f8..84687d58ec 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 		(test -z $($(PKG)_PATCH) || test -e $(DL_DIR)$($(PKG)_PATCH))) || \
 		$(call MESSAGE,"Downloading")
 endif
-	$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE),$($(PKG)_SOURCE))
+	$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE),$($(PKG)_SOURCE)))
 	$(if $($(PKG)_PATCH),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE),$($(PKG)_PATCH)))
 ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ endif
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_extracted:
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Extracting")
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(Q)$(INFLATE$(suffix $($(PKG)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) | \
-	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $(@D) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	$(Q)$(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)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))