diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index ff877598e3..97ee204b80 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_configured:
 	@$(call pkg_size_before,$(HOST_DIR),-host)
 	$(call fixup-libtool-files,$(NAME),$(HOST_DIR))
 	$(call fixup-libtool-files,$(NAME),$(STAGING_DIR))
+	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_PREPARE_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	$($(PKG)_CONFIGURE_CMDS)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
@@ -835,6 +836,7 @@ $(2)_PRE_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS       ?=
 $(2)_POST_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS      ?=
 $(2)_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS      ?=
 $(2)_ROOTFS_PRE_CMD_HOOKS       ?=
+$(2)_POST_PREPARE_HOOKS         ?=
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_TYPE),target)
 ifneq ($$(HOST_$(2)_KCONFIG_VAR),)