diff --git a/libs/libmraa/Makefile b/libs/libmraa/Makefile
index 633dc9eff..e41329ada 100644
--- a/libs/libmraa/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libmraa/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=libmraa
 PKG_VERSION:=0.9.0
 
-PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
+PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)-1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/mraa.git
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS=-DBUILDARCH=$(CONFIG_ARCH) \
 	-DENABLEEXAMPLES=0 \
-	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/node \
-	-DSWIG_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
+	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/node
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS+=-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/node