diff --git a/package/inotify-tools/inotify-tools.mk b/package/inotify-tools/inotify-tools.mk
index deb8a8c0be..a5668a3d4e 100644
--- a/package/inotify-tools/inotify-tools.mk
+++ b/package/inotify-tools/inotify-tools.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 # inotify-utils
 #
 #############################################################
+
 INOTIFY_TOOLS_VERSION = 3.14
 INOTIFY_TOOLS_SITE = http://github.com/downloads/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/
 INOTIFY_TOOLS_LICENSE = GPL
 INOTIFY_TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+INOTIFY_TOOLS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))