diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 0897430f70..0606d26ad7 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY="BOTH" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE="BOTH" \
-		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
+		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$$(HOST_DIR)" \
 		-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$$(HOST_CXXFLAGS)" \
 		-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \