diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index c20d12c4a6..5b2e389e91 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ $(2)_TARGET_CLEAN =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_cleaned
 $(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_dircleaned
 
 # default extract command
-$(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS ?= $(if $($(2)_SOURCE),$(INFLATE$(suffix $($(2)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$($(2)_SOURCE) | \
+$(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS ?= \
+	$$(if $$($(2)_SOURCE),$$(INFLATE$$(suffix $$($(2)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$$($(2)_SOURCE) | \
 	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $$($(2)_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
 
 # post-steps hooks