diff --git a/package/slang/slang.mk b/package/slang/slang.mk
index d519eca4b5..c6f0383833 100644
--- a/package/slang/slang.mk
+++ b/package/slang/slang.mk
@@ -13,4 +13,21 @@ SLANG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 SLANG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SLANG_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
+# The installation location of the slang library
+# does not take into account the DESTDIR directory.
+# So SLANG_INST_LIB is initialized with -L/usr/lib/
+# and slang may be linked with host's libdl.so (if any)
+# Therefore, we have to pass correct installation paths.
+SLANG_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = \
+	prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+	install
+
+SLANG_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = \
+	prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
+	DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+	install
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))