diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index b88f2c52b0..6e24788a58 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ 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} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))$(call confvar,$(PKG_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
+  STAMP_PREPARED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared$(if $(QUILT)$(DUMP),,_$(shell $(call find_md5,${CURDIR} $(PKG_FILE_DEPENDS),))_$(call confvar,CONFIG_AUTOREMOVE $(PKG_PREPARED_DEPENDS)))
 endif
 STAMP_CONFIGURED=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured$(if $(DUMP),,_$(call confvar,$(PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS)))
 STAMP_CONFIGURED_WILDCARD=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured_*