diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index b9ce8ff622..57bfea9be5 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -272,4 +272,3 @@ define TOOLCHAIN_CMAKE_INSTALL_FILES
 endef
 
 TOOLCHAIN_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += TOOLCHAIN_CMAKE_INSTALL_FILES
-TOOLCHAIN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 2189565440..b11bc3a7c0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -206,4 +206,3 @@ define PKG_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 endef
 
 TOOLCHAIN_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
-TOOLCHAIN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk b/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
index 17fb62147e..0afb12c036 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain/toolchain.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCIES += toolchain-external
 endif
 
 TOOLCHAIN_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
+TOOLCHAIN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 # Apply a hack that Rick Felker suggested[1] to avoid conflicts between libc
 # headers and kernel headers. This is needed for kernel headers older than
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ define TOOLCHAIN_MUSL_KERNEL_HEADERS_COMPATIBILITY_HACK
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/linux/libc-compat.h
 endef
 TOOLCHAIN_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += TOOLCHAIN_MUSL_KERNEL_HEADERS_COMPATIBILITY_HACK
-TOOLCHAIN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 endif
 
 # Install default nsswitch.conf file if the skeleton doesn't provide it