diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 3c868780b..22b3fb961 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ ifeq ($(DL_MODE),DOWNLOAD)
 	done
 endif
 	$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE)))
-	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS),$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$(p))$(sep))
+	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS),\
+		$(if $(findstring ://,$(p)),\
+			$(call DOWNLOAD,$(p)),\
+			$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SITE:/=)/$(p))\
+		)\
+	$(sep))
 	$(foreach p,$($(PKG)_PATCH),\
 		$(if $(findstring ://,$(p)),\
 			$(call DOWNLOAD,$(p)),\