diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index b3d8ce3..eca43e1 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
         localdata.setVar('ROOT', '')
         localdata.setVar('ROOT_%s' % pkg, root)
-        pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG_%s' % pkg)
+        pkgname = localdata.getVar('PKG:%s' % pkg)
         if not pkgname:
             pkgname = pkg
         localdata.setVar('PKG', pkgname)