diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index bd47ca1964..87c856407d 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ GLOBAL_INSTRUMENTATION_HOOKS += step_time
 # $(2): base directory to search in
 # $(3): suffix of file  (optional)
 define step_pkg_size_inner
+	@touch $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list$(3).txt
+	$(SED) '/^$(1),/d' $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list$(3).txt
 	cd $(2); \
 	find . \( -type f -o -type l \) \
 		-newer $($(PKG)_DIR)/.stamp_built \