diff --git a/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk b/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
index eeb56f5c78..dfc1f5b86a 100644
--- a/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
+++ b/package/libgtk2/libgtk2.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ LIBGTK2_VERSION = $(LIBGTK2_VERSION_MAJOR).18
 LIBGTK2_SOURCE = gtk+-$(LIBGTK2_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBGTK2_SITE = http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gtk+/$(LIBGTK2_VERSION_MAJOR)
 LIBGTK2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBGTK2_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
 LIBGTK2_LICENSE = LGPLv2+
 LIBGTK2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING