diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index cd1f2fb54c..8a52433e51 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ KODI_VERSION = 14.0-Helix
 KODI_SITE = $(call github,xbmc,xbmc,$(KODI_VERSION))
 KODI_LICENSE = GPLv2
 KODI_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.GPL
+# needed for audioencoder addons
+KODI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # Kodi needs host-sdl_image (and therefore host-sdl) for a host tools it builds
 # called TexturePacker. It is responsible to take all the images used in the
 # GUI and pack them in a blob.