diff --git a/package/exfat-utils/exfat-utils.mk b/package/exfat-utils/exfat-utils.mk
index 62cd47186f..16d5aa03db 100644
--- a/package/exfat-utils/exfat-utils.mk
+++ b/package/exfat-utils/exfat-utils.mk
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ EXFAT_UTILS_SITE = https://github.com/relan/exfat/releases/download/v$(EXFAT_UTI
 EXFAT_UTILS_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 EXFAT_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+EXFAT_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --exec-prefix=/
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/exfat/exfat.mk b/package/exfat/exfat.mk
index b52b197062..d8744feb9b 100644
--- a/package/exfat/exfat.mk
+++ b/package/exfat/exfat.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ EXFAT_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 EXFAT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 EXFAT_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -std=c99
 
+EXFAT_CONF_OPTS += --exec-prefix=/
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))