diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index 60584552d72..cd63983bd86 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ configure:
 	}
 
 compile-targets:
-compile:
+compile: prepare
 	@[ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured ] || { \
 		$(PKG_TRACE) Configuring...; \
 		$(MAKE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured $(MAKE_TRACE); \