diff --git a/package/cairo/cairo.mk b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
index b52fef0236..4853b38349 100644
--- a/package/cairo/cairo.mk
+++ b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ CAIRO_SITE = http://cairographics.org/releases
 CAIRO_AUTORECONF = NO
 CAIRO_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 CAIRO_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
-CAIRO_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 
 CAIRO_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_posix_getpwuid_r=yes glib_cv_stack_grows=no \
 		glib_cv_uscore=no ac_cv_func_strtod=yes \