diff --git a/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh b/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
index 6d6b75beade..099f889e5de 100644
--- a/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ genpkg() {
 		${_shrequires:+--shlib-requires "${_shrequires}"} \
 		${_alternatives:+--alternatives "${_alternatives}"} \
 		${_preserve:+--preserve} \
-		${_tags:+--tags "${tags}"} \
+		${tags:+--tags "${tags}"} \
 		--architecture ${arch} \
 		--homepage "${homepage}" \
 		--license "${license}" \