diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index a89425f231..a6d3bb2ba2 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -717,6 +717,18 @@ $$(foreach pkg,$$($(2)_PROVIDES),\
 	$$(eval $$(call virt-provides-single,$$(pkg),$$(call UPPERCASE,$$(pkg)),$(1))$$(sep)))
 endif
 
+# Ensure unified variable name conventions between all packages
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_MAKE_OPT,$(2)_MAKE_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_INSTALL_OPT,$(2)_INSTALL_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT,$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT,$(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_INSTALL_HOST_OPT,$(2)_INSTALL_HOST_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_AUTORECONF_OPT,$(2)_AUTORECONF_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_CONF_OPT,$(2)_CONF_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_BUILD_OPT,$(2)_BUILD_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPT,$(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS))
+$(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_KCONFIG_OPT,$(2)_KCONFIG_OPTS))
+
 TARGETS += $(1)
 
 ifneq ($$($(2)_PERMISSIONS),)