diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 324e6e84524..1cf4d64cc90 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/unpack.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/depends.mk
 
-STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
+STAMP_NO_AUTOREBUILD=$(wildcard $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.no_autorebuild)
+PREV_STAMP_PREPARED:=$(if $(STAMP_NO_AUTOREBUILD),$(wildcard $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared*))
+ifneq ($(PREV_STAMP_PREPARED),)
+  STAMP_PREPARED:=$(PREV_STAMP_PREPARED)
+  CONFIG_AUTOREBUILD:=
+else
+  STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),)))
+endif
 STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured$(if $(DUMP),,_$(call confvar,$(PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS)))
 STAMP_BUILT:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built
 STAMP_INSTALLED:=$(STAGING_DIR)/stamp/.$(PKG_NAME)_installed