diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 357a5c7b9e..1e024d3484 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_rsynced:
 # prefix of the patches
 #
 # For BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR, only generate if it is defined
-$(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: NAMEVER = $(RAWNAME)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: PATCH_BASE_DIRS =  $(PKGDIR)
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: PATCH_BASE_DIRS += $(addsuffix /$(RAWNAME),$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR)))
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_patched: