diff --git a/scripts/feeds b/scripts/feeds
index b6d2f45e72..f8f29cd9dd 100755
--- a/scripts/feeds
+++ b/scripts/feeds
@@ -450,10 +450,10 @@ sub install_package {
 	my $force = shift;
 	my $ret = 0;
 
-	$feed = lookup_target($feed, $name);
-	$feed and do {
+	my $this_feed_target = lookup_target($feed, $name);
+	$this_feed_target and do {
 		$installed_targets{$name} and return 0;
-		install_target($feed, $name);
+		install_target($this_feed_target, $name);
 		return 0;
 	};