diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index 492edd71092..6731ccb54c1 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PKG_REV:=4378fc14ebfb355705e7674bf347ea659bcd77bc
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://w1.fi/srv/git/hostap.git
-PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=hostapd-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM:=fd5e29bbfcb89a4e60fef633bd4efa94