diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index f7b848888b..e215382d06 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-documentation \
 		--with-xmlto=no \
 		--with-fop=no \
-		--disable-dependency-tracking \
+		$$(if $$($$(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),,--disable-dependency-tracking) \
 		--enable-ipv6 \
 		$$(DISABLE_NLS) \
 		$$(SHARED_STATIC_LIBS_OPTS) \
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-debug \
 		--with-xmlto=no \
 		--with-fop=no \
-		--disable-dependency-tracking \
+		$$(if $$($$(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),,--disable-dependency-tracking) \
 		$$(QUIET) $$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 	)
 endef