diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 51daa86044..7f29e5f9c9 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ define BuildPackage
 	echo "Version: $(VERSION)"; \
 	echo "Depends: $$(IDEPEND_$(1))"; \
 	echo "Provides: $(PROVIDES)"; \
-	echo "Build-Depends: $(PKG_BUILDDEP)"; \
+	echo "Build-Depends: $(PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS)"; \
 	echo "Section: $(SECTION)"; \
 	echo "Category: $(CATEGORY)"; \
 	echo "Title: $(TITLE)"; \
diff --git a/package/hostapd/Makefile b/package/hostapd/Makefile
index 3c402ea1cc..b7a7d5e110 100644
--- a/package/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
-PKG_BUILDDEP:=madwifi
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=madwifi
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/ppp/Makefile b/package/ppp/Makefile
index dc1f37b0a9..8202d58d08 100644
--- a/package/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/ppp/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PKG_CAT:=zcat
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
 
-PKG_BUILDDEP:=libpcap linux-atm
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libpcap linux-atm
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk