diff --git a/target/sdk/convert-config.pl b/target/sdk/convert-config.pl
index 243de0b87b..e701b42eb9 100755
--- a/target/sdk/convert-config.pl
+++ b/target/sdk/convert-config.pl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EOF
 
 while (<>) {
 	chomp;
+	next if /^CONFIG_SIGNED_PACKAGES/;
 	next unless /^CONFIG_([^=]+)=(.*)$/;
 
 	my $var = $1;