diff --git a/package/pkg-utils.mk b/package/pkg-utils.mk
index 0266f66b42..288a202230 100644
--- a/package/pkg-utils.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-utils.mk
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ define _json-info-pkg
 		"virtual": false$(comma)
 		$(call _json-info-pkg-details,$(1)) \
 	)
+	"package_dir": $(call mk-json-str,$(patsubst $(CURDIR)/%,%,$($(1)_PKGDIR))),
 	"stamp_dir": $(call mk-json-str,$(patsubst $(CONFIG_DIR)/%,%,$($(1)_DIR))),
 	"source_dir": $(call mk-json-str,$(patsubst $(CONFIG_DIR)/%,%,$($(1)_DIR))),
 	"build_dir": $(call mk-json-str,$(patsubst $(CONFIG_DIR)/%,%,$($(1)_BUILDDIR))),