diff --git a/package/powervr/powervr.mk b/package/powervr/powervr.mk
index b36eb16b0..5a5586055 100644
--- a/package/powervr/powervr.mk
+++ b/package/powervr/powervr.mk
@@ -4,13 +4,4 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-POWERVR_SOURCE =
-POWERVR_DEPENDENCIES = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_POWERVR))
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_POWERVR),y)
-ifeq ($(POWERVR_DEPENDENCIES),)
-$(error No PowerVR implementation selected. Configuration error.)
-endif
-endif
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(virtual-package))