diff --git a/package/zlib/zlib.mk b/package/zlib/zlib.mk
index 016752e038..58f758bc92 100644
--- a/package/zlib/zlib.mk
+++ b/package/zlib/zlib.mk
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ define ZLIB_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		./configure \
 		$(ZLIB_SHARED) \
 		--prefix=/usr \
-		--libdir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
-		--includedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
 	)
 endef