diff --git a/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile b/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile
index f06d7cf1320b1..5681c5c2cdc4d 100644
--- a/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ath10k-ct
-PKG_RELEASE=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=