diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a5f9f3c7a58..347d6c7c7314 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ distclean: mrproper
 # Packaging of the kernel to various formats
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # rpm target kept for backward compatibility
-package-dir	:= $(srctree)/scripts/package
+package-dir	:= scripts/package
 
 %src-pkg: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(package-dir) $@