diff --git a/package/libcap/libcap.mk b/package/libcap/libcap.mk
index 2b80a3cb7d..7bb8f57671 100644
--- a/package/libcap/libcap.mk
+++ b/package/libcap/libcap.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	BUILD_CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	BUILD_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
+	lib=lib \
+	prefix=/usr \
 	SHARED=$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),,yes) \
 	PTHREADS=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS),yes,)
 
@@ -38,27 +40,31 @@ endef
 define LIBCAP_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(foreach d,$(LIBCAP_MAKE_DIRS), \
 		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(d) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
-			DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib install
+			DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
 	)
 endef
 
 define LIBCAP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(foreach d,$(LIBCAP_MAKE_DIRS), \
 		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(d) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
-			DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib install
+			DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 	)
 endef
 
+HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS = \
+	DYNAMIC=yes \
+	GOLANG=no \
+	lib=lib \
+	prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	RAISE_SETFCAP=no
+
 define HOST_LIBCAP_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)\
-		DYNAMIC=yes \
-		RAISE_SETFCAP=no GOLANG=no
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS)
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBCAP_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
-		DYNAMIC=yes \
-		RAISE_SETFCAP=no GOLANG=no lib=lib install
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))