diff --git a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
index f38b82bfcd6..f9163c87278 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/dpdk.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ endif
 
 DPDK_TUNE = $(strip $($(PLATFORM)_mtune))
 ifeq ($(DPDK_TUNE),)
-	DPDK_MARCH="generic"
+	DPDK_TUNE="generic"
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring debug,$(TAG)))