diff --git a/package/base/linux/linux.conf b/package/base/linux/linux.conf
index 3824dbf49..b6c48c25e 100644
--- a/package/base/linux/linux.conf
+++ b/package/base/linux/linux.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ case "$xpkg-" in
 	*-source-*)
 		unset splitdesc_dev
 		pkg_linux_mode=source ;;
+	*-src-*)
+		abort "If you want to build a source package, use '${xpkg//src/source}'.";;
 esac
 
 echo_status "Preparing to build a linux kernel $pkg_linux_mode package."