diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index 6b63bae080..c20d12c4a6 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ endif
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_extracted:
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Extracting")
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(Q)$(if $($(PKG)_SOURCE),$(INFLATE$(suffix $($(PKG)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$($(PKG)_SOURCE) | \
-	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $(@D) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
+	$($(PKG)_EXTRACT_CMDS)
 # some packages have messed up permissions inside
 	$(Q)chmod -R +rw $(@D)
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
@@ -425,6 +424,10 @@ $(2)_TARGET_UNINSTALL =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_uninstalled
 $(2)_TARGET_CLEAN =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_cleaned
 $(2)_TARGET_DIRCLEAN =		$$($(2)_DIR)/.stamp_dircleaned
 
+# default extract command
+$(2)_EXTRACT_CMDS ?= $(if $($(2)_SOURCE),$(INFLATE$(suffix $($(2)_SOURCE))) $(DL_DIR)/$($(2)_SOURCE) | \
+	$(TAR) $(TAR_STRIP_COMPONENTS)=1 -C $$($(2)_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -)
+
 # post-steps hooks
 $(2)_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS         ?=
 $(2)_POST_PATCH_HOOKS           ?=