diff --git a/openwrt/include/package.mk b/openwrt/include/package.mk
index 7af7420395..e0765f7bab 100644
--- a/openwrt/include/package.mk
+++ b/openwrt/include/package.mk
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ define BuildPackage
 
   clean: $(1)-clean
 
-  $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.version-$(1)_$(VERSION)_$(PKGARCH):
+  $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.version-$(1)_$(VERSION)_$(PKGARCH): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
 	-rm $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.version-$(1)_*
 	@touch $$@