diff --git a/package/Makefile b/package/Makefile
index 9e3bb52b65..9de36b13c9 100644
--- a/package/Makefile
+++ b/package/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
 else
   $(curdir)/compile: $(curdir)/system/opkg/host/compile
 endif
+else
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_APK),)
+  $(curdir)/compile: $(BUILD_KEY_APK_SEC) $(BUILD_KEY_APK_PUB)
+endif
 endif
 
 $(curdir)/install: $(TMP_DIR)/.build $(curdir)/merge $(curdir)/merge-index