diff --git a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
index 5f56c86414..0abb0aebd7 100644
--- a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
+++ b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ endef
 define DHCP_INSTALL_SERVER
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib
 	(cd $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib; ln -snf /tmp dhcp)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/server/.libs/dhcpd $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/dhcpd
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/server DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install-sbinPROGRAMS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D package/dhcp/dhcpd.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
 endef
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DHCP_RELAY),y)
 define DHCP_INSTALL_RELAY
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib
 	(cd $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib; ln -snf /tmp dhcp)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(DHCP_DIR)/relay/.libs/dhcrelay \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/dhcrelay
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/relay DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install-sbinPROGRAMS
 endef
 endif
 
@@ -71,8 +70,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DHCP_CLIENT),y)
 define DHCP_INSTALL_CLIENT
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib
 	(cd $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib; ln -snf /tmp dhcp)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(DHCP_DIR)/client/.libs/dhclient \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/dhclient
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/client DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) sbindir=/sbin \
+		install-sbinPROGRAMS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D package/dhcp/dhclient.conf \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/dhcp/dhclient-script \