diff --git a/package/erlang/erlang.mk b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
index 9f47b84bec..89104c95fa 100644
--- a/package/erlang/erlang.mk
+++ b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ HOST_ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES =
 
 ERLANG_LICENSE = EPL
 ERLANG_LICENSE_FILES = EPLICENCE
+ERLANG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 # The configure checks for these functions fail incorrectly
 ERLANG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_isnan=yes ac_cv_func_isinf=yes