diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index a8278d0672..2bb4ecb488 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ prepare-package-install:
 $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-compile:
+compile: prepare-package-install
 .install: .compile
 install: compile