diff --git a/openwrt/package/rules.mk b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
index 53b868d1ac..e5fe79e084 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/rules.mk
+++ b/openwrt/package/rules.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ $(2)-clean:
 	rm -f $$(IPKG_$(1))
 clean: $(2)-clean
 mostlyclean:
-rebuild: mostlyclean
+rebuild:
+	-$(MAKE) mostlyclean
 	if [ -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built ]; then \
 		$(MAKE) clean; \
 	fi
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-
 clean: 
 	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)