diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c02c752..76cdc42f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ BIN_DIR = $(PROFILE_BUILDDIR)/images
 TARGET_DIR = $(PROFILE_BUILDDIR)/root
 
 OPKG:= \
-  IPKG_TMP="$(TMP_DIR)/ipkgtmp" \
+  TMPDIR="$(TMP_DIR)" \
   IPKG_INSTROOT="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
   IPKG_CONF_DIR="$(TMP_DIR)" \
   IPKG_OFFLINE_ROOT="$(TARGET_DIR)" \