diff --git a/lang/dkjson/Makefile b/lang/dkjson/Makefile
index c7a7d8729c..4a6422874b 100644
--- a/lang/dkjson/Makefile
+++ b/lang/dkjson/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://dkolf.de/src/dkjson-lua.fsl/tarball/
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_MD5SUM:=dbe706722dd64308172cf8e37395e762
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT