diff --git a/package/botan/botan.mk b/package/botan/botan.mk
index 7f0bbb66c9..e07b786c85 100644
--- a/package/botan/botan.mk
+++ b/package/botan/botan.mk
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ define BOTAN_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 define BOTAN_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" install
 endef
 
 define BOTAN_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)/usr" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))