diff --git a/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile b/package/kernel/ath10k-ct/Makefile
index dbf9d8cd63..a4a4caa333 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=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPLv2
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=