diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index d568550050..e3bd3c624c 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(MPFR_BINARY): $(MPFR_DIR)/.libs/$(MPFR_BINARY)
 	    mandir=$(STAGING_DIR)/man \
 	    -C $(MPFR_DIR) install;
 
-$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libmpfr.so.$(MPFR_LIBVERSION): $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(MPFR_BINARY)
+$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libmpfr.so $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libmpfr.so.$(MPFR_LIBVERSION): $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(MPFR_BINARY)
 	cp -a $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libmpfr.so* $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libmpfr.a \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMPFR_HEADERS),y)