diff --git a/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
index 87525fb468..276a18ebcc 100644
--- a/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
+++ b/package/dos2unix/dos2unix.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ define HOST_DOS2UNIX_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 define HOST_DOS2UNIX_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) ENABLE_NLS= \
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) prefix=$(HOST_DIR) ENABLE_NLS= \
 		install
 endef