diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
index 8dd06b6fb7..415e86def1 100644
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
+++ b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endef
 
 define NETSNIFF_NG_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr ETCDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/etc install \
+		PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr ETCDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/etc \
 			-C $(@D) $(NETSNIFF_NG_INSTALL_MAKE_TARGET)
 endef