diff --git a/package/cjson/cjson.mk b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
index dd64010748..ccc60102d3 100644
--- a/package/cjson/cjson.mk
+++ b/package/cjson/cjson.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define CJSON_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 endef
 
 define CJSON_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/cJSON/cJSON.h $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/cJSON.h
+	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/cJSON/cJSON.h $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/cJSON.h
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/cJSON/libcJSON.so $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libcJSON.so
 endef