diff --git a/package/libsocketcan/libsocketcan.mk b/package/libsocketcan/libsocketcan.mk
index 920a90063b..141e2d7c79 100644
--- a/package/libsocketcan/libsocketcan.mk
+++ b/package/libsocketcan/libsocketcan.mk
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 LIBSOCKETCAN_VERSION = 0.0.9
 LIBSOCKETCAN_SITE = http://www.pengutronix.de/software/libsocketcan/download/
 LIBSOCKETCAN_SOURCE = libsocketcan-$(LIBSOCKETCAN_VERSION).tar.bz2
+LIBSOCKETCAN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))