diff --git a/packages/security/openssl/build b/packages/security/openssl/build
index 7e388b8739..6e1ab6ce01 100755
--- a/packages/security/openssl/build
+++ b/packages/security/openssl/build
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case $TARGET_ARCH in
 esac
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-./Configure zlib-dynamic threads shared no-idea no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-krb5 --prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr $TARGET
+./Configure zlib-dynamic threads shared no-idea no-mdc2 no-rc5 no-krb5 --prefix=/usr $TARGET
 make CC=$CC LD=$LD RANLIB=$RANLIB all build-shared
 make CC=$CC LD=$LD RANLIB=$RANLIB do_linux-shared
-make CC=$CC LD=$LD RANLIB=$RANLIB install_sw
+make CC=$CC LD=$LD RANLIB=$RANLIB INSTALL_PREFIX=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install_sw