diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index b2b3af7d8f..130fd67560 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ endif
 
 $(2)_BASE_NAME	= $$(if $$($(2)_VERSION),$(1)-$$($(2)_VERSION),$(1))
 $(2)_RAW_BASE_NAME = $$(if $$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_RAWNAME)-$$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_RAWNAME))
-$(2)_DL_DIR	=  $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_BASE_NAME)
+$(2)_DL_DIR	=  $$(DL_DIR)
 $(2)_DIR	=  $$(BUILD_DIR)/$$($(2)_BASE_NAME)
 
 ifndef $(2)_SUBDIR