diff --git a/modemmanager/Makefile b/modemmanager/Makefile
index 366822e83..570bc9293 100644
--- a/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=modemmanager
 PKG_VERSION:=1.18.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=ModemManager-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.freedesktop.org/software/ModemManager