diff --git a/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.mk b/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.mk
index 0fc85b056c..d8bcc2bf95 100644
--- a/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.mk
+++ b/package/linuxptp/linuxptp.mk
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ LINUXPTP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 define LINUXPTP_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	KBUILD_OUTPUT=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	$(MAKE) \
-		KBUILD_OUTPUT=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+		prefix=/usr \
 		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) all
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ endef
 
 define LINUXPTP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
+	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	KBUILD_OUTPUT=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	$(MAKE) \
 		prefix=/usr \
 		DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) install
 
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 $(LINUXPTP_PKGDIR)/linuxptp.cfg \