diff --git a/pkg/Makefile.git b/pkg/Makefile.git
index 417b1ae318..b9d1251cab 100644
--- a/pkg/Makefile.git
+++ b/pkg/Makefile.git
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PKG_VERSION=	# version of the package to use e.g. a git commit/ref
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(CURDIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/cayenne-lpp/Makefile b/pkg/cayenne-lpp/Makefile
index f89af7e819..4d40db263a 100644
--- a/pkg/cayenne-lpp/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/cayenne-lpp/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=LGPLv2.1
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/cmsis-dsp/Makefile b/pkg/cmsis-dsp/Makefile
index b5ace34db1..9cffaff1b8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmsis-dsp/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/cmsis-dsp/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unused-parameter
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/cn-cbor/Makefile b/pkg/cn-cbor/Makefile
index 0ff9ac08d6..8646ff563b 100644
--- a/pkg/cn-cbor/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/cn-cbor/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.cn-cbor
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/emb6/Makefile b/pkg/emb6/Makefile
index 70ba8bb855..d1784a623c 100644
--- a/pkg/emb6/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/emb6/Makefile
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ EMB6_SUBMODULES:=$(filter-out emb6_contrib \
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download $(EMB6_SUBMODULES)
+all: $(EMB6_SUBMODULES)
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 # Rule for all submodules
-emb6_%: git-download
+emb6_%:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(dir $(shell grep -lR "MODULE.*=.*\<$@\>" $(PKG_BUILDDIR)))
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/fatfs/Makefile b/pkg/fatfs/Makefile
index a2ef257868..3bd886723c 100644
--- a/pkg/fatfs/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/fatfs/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ MODULE_MAKEFILE := $(CURDIR)/Makefile.fatfs
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	@cp $(MODULE_MAKEFILE) $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
diff --git a/pkg/gecko_sdk/Makefile b/pkg/gecko_sdk/Makefile
index 988aad116f..0d5f3b4c9e 100644
--- a/pkg/gecko_sdk/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/gecko_sdk/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/dist
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/hacl/Makefile b/pkg/hacl/Makefile
index 59ffa9408d..330df12a67 100644
--- a/pkg/hacl/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/hacl/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/heatshrink/Makefile b/pkg/heatshrink/Makefile
index d205e1d4fb..fad15f992e 100644
--- a/pkg/heatshrink/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/heatshrink/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PKG_VERSION=7d419e1fa4830d0b919b9b6a91fe2fb786cf3280
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.heatshrink
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile b/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile
index 8e76cd979a..b38688db04 100644
--- a/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/jerryscript/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN)_$(BOARD),llvm_native)
   CFLAGS += -Wno-macro-redefined -Wno-gnu-folding-constant
 endif
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.jerryscript all
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/jsmn/Makefile b/pkg/jsmn/Makefile
index 17de17fc64..cf53ff653e 100644
--- a/pkg/jsmn/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/jsmn/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.jsmn
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/libb2/Makefile b/pkg/libb2/Makefile
index 16ac11aae1..83293234af 100644
--- a/pkg/libb2/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libb2/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE = CC0-1.0
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src \
 			  -f $(RIOTPKG)/libb2/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
diff --git a/pkg/libcoap/Makefile b/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
index e6cca7fcc5..18b69db159 100644
--- a/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libcoap/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/libcose/Makefile b/pkg/libcose/Makefile
index 5771706bb1..5ade5f6c0c 100644
--- a/pkg/libcose/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libcose/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=LGPL
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.libcose
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/crypt -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.libcose_crypt
 
diff --git a/pkg/libfixmath/Makefile b/pkg/libfixmath/Makefile
index 366719adbd..6f50c031b7 100644
--- a/pkg/libfixmath/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libfixmath/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE  := MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	$(Q)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/libhydrogen/Makefile b/pkg/libhydrogen/Makefile
index 12abf19121..f0284b0446 100644
--- a/pkg/libhydrogen/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/libhydrogen/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-type-limits
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) \
 			  -f $(RIOTPKG)/libhydrogen/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
diff --git a/pkg/littlefs/Makefile b/pkg/littlefs/Makefile
index 5509911475..33b7bcd519 100644
--- a/pkg/littlefs/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/littlefs/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=Apache-2.0
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.littlefs
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/lora-serialization/Makefile b/pkg/lora-serialization/Makefile
index e6a9505776..766d7c9686 100644
--- a/pkg/lora-serialization/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/lora-serialization/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=LGPLv2.1
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/Makefile b/pkg/lwip/Makefile
index 33742bdfaa..cb4e34b9d8 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/lwip/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-address
 
 make_module = "$(MAKE)" -f $(LWIP_MODULE_MAKEFILE) MODULE=$(1) -C $(2)
 
-all: git-download lwip
+all: lwip
 
 lwip: $(LWIP_USEMODULE)
 	$(call make_module,$@,$(PKG_BUILDDIR))
diff --git a/pkg/micro-ecc/Makefile b/pkg/micro-ecc/Makefile
index 64cb18ccac..518e38f707 100644
--- a/pkg/micro-ecc/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/micro-ecc/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-2-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/microcoap/Makefile b/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
index fce23da170..155c8837b0 100644
--- a/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/microcoap/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/minmea/Makefile b/pkg/minmea/Makefile
index e0ff284407..a919a42b29 100644
--- a/pkg/minmea/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/minmea/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=WTFPL
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	@cp Makefile.$(PKG_NAME) $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
diff --git a/pkg/monocypher/Makefile b/pkg/monocypher/Makefile
index 797b7fba88..010d96ddd3 100644
--- a/pkg/monocypher/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/monocypher/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=CC-0
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	$(Q)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/ndn-riot/Makefile b/pkg/ndn-riot/Makefile
index 54c04bba88..a892281ced 100644
--- a/pkg/ndn-riot/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/ndn-riot/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=LGPLv2.1
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
index b4387d6fb6..80707bb974 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SUBMODS := $(filter nimble_%,$(USEMODULE))
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download $(SUBMODS)
+all: $(SUBMODS)
 
 # blue code and RIOT port modules
 nimble_riot_contrib:
diff --git a/pkg/oonf_api/Makefile b/pkg/oonf_api/Makefile
index 09e0bcca5e..6a8bd3a6b3 100644
--- a/pkg/oonf_api/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/oonf_api/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 	"$(MAKE)" $(BINDIR)/$(MODULE).a
 
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Makefile b/pkg/openthread/Makefile
index fe2b201c87..500df0d40a 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(info $$OPENTHREAD_ARGS is [${OPENTHREAD_ARGS}])
 OPENTHREAD_COMMON_FLAGS = -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections -Os
 OPENTHREAD_COMMON_FLAGS += -Wno-implicit-fallthrough -Wno-unused-parameter
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	cd $(PKG_BUILDDIR) && PREFIX="/" ./bootstrap
 	cd $(PKG_BUILDDIR) && CPP="$(CPP)" CC="$(CC)" CXX="$(CXX)"\
 		OBJC="" OBJCXX="" AR="$(AR)" RANLIB="$(RANLIB)" NM="$(NM)" \
diff --git a/pkg/qDSA/Makefile b/pkg/qDSA/Makefile
index 3055a03469..7bb88ae9a0 100644
--- a/pkg/qDSA/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/qDSA/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=PD
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/$(QDSA_IMPL)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
index aab8f6235e..3eb9a007b4 100644
--- a/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/semtech-loramac/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-3-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	@cp Makefile.loramac $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	@cp Makefile.loramac_mac $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/mac/Makefile
 	@cp Makefile.loramac_region $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/mac/region/Makefile
diff --git a/pkg/spiffs/Makefile b/pkg/spiffs/Makefile
index 4fd62bdb01..2d95554124 100644
--- a/pkg/spiffs/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/spiffs/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.spiffs
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/tiny-asn1/Makefile b/pkg/tiny-asn1/Makefile
index 11fb93fed2..e43e99289c 100644
--- a/pkg/tiny-asn1/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/tiny-asn1/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE = LGPL-3
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/tinycbor/Makefile b/pkg/tinycbor/Makefile
index c8b0e04207..d863a53086 100644
--- a/pkg/tinycbor/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/tinycbor/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=MIT
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.tinycbor
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/tinycrypt/Makefile b/pkg/tinycrypt/Makefile
index efb90023d0..f7fb9961dd 100644
--- a/pkg/tinycrypt/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/tinycrypt/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-3-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/lib/source/ \
 			  -f $(RIOTPKG)/tinycrypt/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
diff --git a/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile b/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile
index ac3462e09b..e1a8483d0b 100644
--- a/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/tinydtls/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	@cp $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile.riot $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	@cp $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/aes/Makefile.riot $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/aes/Makefile
 	@cp $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/ecc/Makefile.riot $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/ecc/Makefile
diff --git a/pkg/tweetnacl/Makefile b/pkg/tweetnacl/Makefile
index c2d1bff57c..f946c4dd75 100644
--- a/pkg/tweetnacl/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/tweetnacl/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=PD
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	$(Q)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.riot
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/u8g2/Makefile b/pkg/u8g2/Makefile
index 310b6b9cb1..53b3bdbb62 100644
--- a/pkg/u8g2/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/u8g2/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-2-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/u8g2/src/Makefile $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/u8g2/src/csrc/Makefile $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/csrc/Makefile
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/u8g2/src/csrc/u8g2_riotos.c $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/csrc/u8g2_riotos.c
diff --git a/pkg/ubasic/Makefile b/pkg/ubasic/Makefile
index 089d6d36da..73b7f40743 100644
--- a/pkg/ubasic/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/ubasic/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ UBASIC_USEMODULE = $(filter $(UBASIC_MODULES),$(USEMODULE))
 
 .PHONY: all ubasic ubasic%
 
-all: git-download ubasic
+all: ubasic
 
 make_module = "$(MAKE)" -f $(RIOTPKG)/ubasic/$(1).mk -C $(2)
 
diff --git a/pkg/ucglib/Makefile b/pkg/ucglib/Makefile
index d6f76fe3cf..898f96e60f 100644
--- a/pkg/ucglib/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/ucglib/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE=BSD-2-Clause
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/ucglib/src/Makefile $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/ucglib/src/csrc/Makefile $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/csrc/Makefile
 	cp $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/ucglib/src/csrc/ucg_riotos.c $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/csrc/ucg_riotos.c
diff --git a/pkg/umorse/Makefile b/pkg/umorse/Makefile
index 394f1d46e0..a4a728bbbe 100644
--- a/pkg/umorse/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/umorse/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CFLAGS += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-all: git-download
+all:
 	@cp Makefile.umorse $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/Makefile
 	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)