diff --git a/pkg/pkg.mk b/pkg/pkg.mk
index 401ac49cf452a85f9ac6ad76836be1173375e5bb..7583240e05972c915915479372de7d277fe2c46b 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.mk
+++ b/pkg/pkg.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/.git-downloaded:
 	rm -Rf $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILDDIR)
 	$(GITCACHE) clone "$(PKG_URL)" "$(PKG_VERSION)" "$(PKG_BUILDDIR)"
-	$(GIT_APPLY_PATCHES)
 	touch $@
 
 clean::