diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 02e1cd030..2b3aefd61 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ termux_step_massage() {
 		local SUB_PKG_DIR=$TERMUX_TOPDIR/$TERMUX_PKG_NAME/subpackages/$SUB_PKG_NAME
 		local TERMUX_SUBPKG_DEPENDS=""
 		local TERMUX_SUBPKG_CONFLICTS=""
+		local TERMUX_SUBPKG_CONFFILES=""
 		local SUB_PKG_MASSAGE_DIR=$SUB_PKG_DIR/massage/$TERMUX_PREFIX
 		local SUB_PKG_PACKAGE_DIR=$SUB_PKG_DIR/package
 		mkdir -p "$SUB_PKG_MASSAGE_DIR" "$SUB_PKG_PACKAGE_DIR"