diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index b3a7e1d60e..79fcf603d3 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -540,6 +540,30 @@ ifndef $(2)_SUBDIR
  endif
 endif
 
+ifndef $(2)_DL_SUBDIR
+ ifdef $(3)_DL_SUBDIR
+  $(2)_DL_SUBDIR = $$($(3)_DL_SUBDIR)
+ endif
+endif
+
+ifndef $(2)_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES
+ ifdef $(3)_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES
+  $(2)_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES = $$(filter-out $(1),$$($(3)_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES))
+ endif
+endif
+
+ifndef $(2)_DL_ENV
+ ifdef $(3)_DL_ENV
+  $(2)_DL_ENV = $$($(3)_DL_ENV)
+ endif
+endif
+
+ifndef $(2)_DOWNLOAD_POST_PROCESS
+ ifdef $(3)_DOWNLOAD_POST_PROCESS
+  $(2)_DOWNLOAD_POST_PROCESS = $$($(3)_DOWNLOAD_POST_PROCESS)
+ endif
+endif
+
 ifndef $(2)_STRIP_COMPONENTS
  ifdef $(3)_STRIP_COMPONENTS
   $(2)_STRIP_COMPONENTS = $$($(3)_STRIP_COMPONENTS)