diff --git a/map-plugins/Makefile b/map-plugins/Makefile
index 1dab3ad77..284ab009a 100644
--- a/map-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/map-plugins/Makefile
@@ -71,5 +71,11 @@ define Build/Compile
 	$(foreach p,$(plugins),$(call Build/Compile/map-plugins-$(p), $(1)))
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
+define Build/Prepare
+        rsync -r --exclude=.* ~/git/map-plugins/ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
+endef
+endif
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,map-plugins))
 $(eval $(foreach p,$(ppkg),$(call BuildPackage,$(p))))