diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 0233506c7..97053bad9 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ HOST_MAKE_ENV=PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 # post-images)
 EXTRA_ENV=\
 	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
+	BR2_DL_DIR=$(BR2_DL_DIR) \
 	BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)
 
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