diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index 30b112c7d8..392aad0d5d 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define Package/Default
   PROVIDES:=
   EXTRA_DEPENDS:=
   MAINTAINER:=$(PKG_MAINTAINER)
-  SOURCE:=$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%,%,$(CURDIR))
+  SOURCE:=$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%,%,$(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/package/%,feeds/base/%,$(CURDIR)))
   ifneq ($(PKG_VERSION),)
     ifneq ($(PKG_RELEASE),)
       VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index 78ec7e2e94..40fba83b5e 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ PROFILE_LIST = $(foreach p,$(PROFILE_NAMES), \
 	@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/target-metadata.pl profile_mk $< '$(BOARD)$(if $(SUBTARGET),/$(SUBTARGET))' > $@
 
 staging_dir/host/.prereq-build: include/prereq-build.mk
-	mkdir -p tmp
+	mkdir -p tmp feeds
+	ln -sf $(TOPDIR)/package $(TOPDIR)/feeds/base
 	@$(_SINGLE)$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) -j1 -r -s -f $(TOPDIR)/include/prereq-build.mk prereq IB=1 2>/dev/null || { \
 		echo "Prerequisite check failed. Use FORCE=1 to override."; \
 		false; \