diff --git a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
index 4a66f6ceca..f5106f7449 100644
--- a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ define SKELETON_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
 	$(call SYSTEM_USR_SYMLINKS_OR_DIRS,$(STAGING_DIR))
 	$(call SYSTEM_LIB_SYMLINK,$(STAGING_DIR))
 endef