diff --git a/pkg/pkg.mk b/pkg/pkg.mk
index 8914369eff..bb6da2b57f 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.mk
+++ b/pkg/pkg.mk
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ GIT_IN_PKG = git -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) --git-dir=.git --work-tree=.
 # When $(PKG_PATCHED).d is included $(PKG_PATCHED) prerequisites will include
 # the old prerequisites forcing a rebuild on prerequisite removal, but we do
 # not want to generate $(PKG_PATCHED).d with the old prerequisites
-PKG_PATCHED_PRE_REQUISITES = $(PKG_PATCHES) $(PKG_DOWNLOADED) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+PKG_PATCHED_PREREQUISITES = $(PKG_PATCHES) $(PKG_DOWNLOADED) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 
 # Generate dependency file. Force rebuilding on dependency deletion
 # Warning: It will be evaluated before target execution, so use as first step
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ gen_dependency_files = $(file >$1,$@: $2)$(foreach f,$2,$(file >>$1,$(f):))
 # * clean, without removing the 'state' files
 # * checkout the wanted base commit
 # * apply patches if there are any. (If none, it does nothing)
-$(PKG_PATCHED): $(PKG_PATCHED_PRE_REQUISITES)
+$(PKG_PATCHED): $(PKG_PATCHED_PREREQUISITES)
 	$(info [INFO] patch $(PKG_NAME))
-	$(call gen_dependency_files,$@.d,$(PKG_PATCHED_PRE_REQUISITES))
+	$(call gen_dependency_files,$@.d,$(PKG_PATCHED_PREREQUISITES))
 	$(Q)$(GIT_IN_PKG) clean $(GIT_QUIET) -xdff '**' $(PKG_STATE:$(PKG_BUILDDIR)/%=':!%*')
 	$(Q)$(GIT_IN_PKG) checkout $(GIT_QUIET) -f $(PKG_VERSION)
 	$(Q)$(GIT_IN_PKG) $(GITFLAGS) am $(GITAMFLAGS) $(PKG_PATCHES) </dev/null