diff --git a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
index 280b47af05..ae4e2ce3e2 100644
--- a/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
+++ b/target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_PATCH_SOURCE):
 	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(LINUX26_PATCH_SITE)/$(LINUX26_PATCH_SOURCE)
 endif
 
-$(LINUX26_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_SOURCE) $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_PATCH_SOURCE)
+$(LINUX26_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_SOURCE)
 	rm -rf $(LINUX26_DIR)
 	@echo "*** Unpacking kernel source"
 	$(LINUX26_BZCAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX26_SOURCE) | tar -C $(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -