diff --git a/openvpn/Makefile b/openvpn/Makefile
index 30c74789a445812db5e6b52b80083de879aa0ffa..aed9f43f802f79dae6fd32abea9073263317586f 100644
--- a/openvpn/Makefile
+++ b/openvpn/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_HASH:=a42f53570f669eaf10af68e98d65b531015ff9e12be7a62d9269ea684652f648
 
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1