diff --git a/package/luajit/luajit.mk b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
index 623bfcc5f7..81a26603cb 100644
--- a/package/luajit/luajit.mk
+++ b/package/luajit/luajit.mk
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ LUAJIT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LUAJIT_INSTALL_SYMLINK
 
 # host-efl package needs host-luajit to be linked dynamically.
 define HOST_LUAJIT_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) PREFIX="/usr" BUILDMODE=dynamic \
+	$(MAKE) PREFIX="$(HOST_DIR)/usr" BUILDMODE=dynamic \
 		TARGET_LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) amalg
 endef
 
 define HOST_LUAJIT_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(MAKE) PREFIX="/usr" DESTDIR="$(HOST_DIR)" LDCONFIG=true -C $(@D) install
+	$(MAKE) PREFIX="$(HOST_DIR)/usr" LDCONFIG=true -C $(@D) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))