diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdbca02108..304789f032 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ legal-info-prepare: $(LEGAL_INFO_DIR)
 	@$(call legal-manifest,PACKAGE,VERSION,LICENSE,LICENSE FILES,SOURCE ARCHIVE,SOURCE SITE,HOST)
 	@$(call legal-manifest,buildroot,$(BR2_VERSION_FULL),GPLv2+,COPYING,not saved,not saved,HOST)
 	@$(call legal-warning,the Buildroot source code has not been saved)
-	@$(call legal-warning,the toolchain has not been saved)
 	@cp $(BR2_CONFIG) $(LEGAL_INFO_DIR)/buildroot.config
 
 legal-info: dirs legal-info-clean legal-info-prepare $(foreach p,$(PACKAGES),$(p)-all-legal-info) \
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 3942a89b39..76ec295b33 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -708,12 +708,18 @@ ifneq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),local)
 ifneq ($$($(2)_SITE_METHOD),override)
 # Packages that have a tarball need it downloaded beforehand
 $(1)-legal-info: $(1)-source $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
-$(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL = $$($(2)_SOURCE)
-$(2)_MANIFEST_SITE = $$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SITE))
 endif
 endif
 endif
 
+# If FOO_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL is explicitly defined, it means FOO_SOURCE is
+# indeed a binary (e.g. external toolchain) and FOO_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL/_SITE
+# point to the actual sources tarball. Use the actual sources for legal-info.
+# For most packages the FOO_SITE/FOO_SOURCE pair points to real source code,
+# so these are the defaults for FOO_ACTUAL_*.
+$(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL ?= $$($(2)_SOURCE)
+$(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_SITE    ?= $$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SITE))
+
 # legal-info: produce legally relevant info.
 $(1)-legal-info:
 # Packages without a source are assumed to be part of Buildroot, skip them.
@@ -744,13 +750,16 @@ else
 # Other packages
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_REDISTRIBUTE),YES)
+ifneq ($$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL),$$($(2)_SOURCE))
+	$(call DOWNLOAD,$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_SITE)/$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL))
+endif
 # Copy the source tarball (just hardlink if possible)
-	@cp -l $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4))) 2>/dev/null || \
-	   cp $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+	@cp -l $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4))) 2>/dev/null || \
+	    cp $$(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL) $$(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
 endif # redistribute
 
 endif # other packages
-	@$$(call legal-manifest,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_LICENSE),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_LICENSE_FILES),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_SITE),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
+	@$$(call legal-manifest,$$($(2)_RAWNAME),$$($(2)_VERSION),$$($(2)_LICENSE),$$($(2)_MANIFEST_LICENSE_FILES),$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_TARBALL),$$($(2)_ACTUAL_SOURCE_SITE),$$(call UPPERCASE,$(4)))
 endif # ifneq ($$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SOURCE)),)
 	$$(foreach hook,$$($(2)_POST_LEGAL_INFO_HOOKS),$$(call $$(hook))$$(sep))