diff --git a/netutils/cjson/Makefile b/netutils/cjson/Makefile
index d349b3948..f942218a6 100644
--- a/netutils/cjson/Makefile
+++ b/netutils/cjson/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CJSON_VERSION = $(patsubst "%",%,$(strip $(CONFIG_NETUTILS_CJSON_VERSION)))
 
 CJSON_TARBALL = v$(CJSON_VERSION).tar.gz
 
-CJSON_UNPACKNAME = cJSON-$(CJSON_VERSION)
+CJSON_UNPACKNAME = cJSON
 UNPACK ?= tar -zxf
 
 CJSON_UNPACKDIR =  $(WD)/$(CJSON_UNPACKNAME)