diff --git a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-deu/Makefile b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-deu/Makefile
index 9bfdf663ed..32a3b5c1b0 100644
--- a/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-deu/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/lantiq/ltq-deu/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ltq-deu
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+