diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index b233b07548..f24e03a325 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -1207,9 +1207,7 @@ $(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_BUILD_OPT,$(2)_BUILD_OPTS))
 $(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPT,$(2)_GETTEXTIZE_OPTS))
 $(eval $(call check-deprecated-variable,$(2)_KCONFIG_OPT,$(2)_KCONFIG_OPTS))
 
-ifneq ($$($(2)_IS_VIRTUAL),YES)
 PACKAGES += $(1)
-endif
 
 ifneq ($$($(2)_PERMISSIONS),)
 PACKAGES_PERMISSIONS_TABLE += $$($(2)_PERMISSIONS)$$(sep)