diff --git a/package/robocfg/Makefile b/package/robocfg/Makefile
index 6f511c043..54daea8e8 100644
--- a/package/robocfg/Makefile
+++ b/package/robocfg/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/package/rules.mk
 $(eval $(call PKG_template,ROBOCFG,$(PKG_NAME),$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE),$(ARCH)))
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared:
-	mkdir -p $@
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	touch $@
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured:
 	touch $@
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built: