diff --git a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
index f4a398ac8e..fd0fb763c9 100644
--- a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
+++ b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
@@ -195,11 +195,12 @@ define SWUPDATE_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 endef
 
 define SWUPDATE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(SWUPDATE_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(SWUPDATE_MAKE_OPTS)
 endef
 
 define SWUPDATE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/swupdate $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/swupdate
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(SWUPDATE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_SWUPDATE_INSTALL_WEBSITE), \
 		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/swupdate; \
 		cp -dpfr $(@D)/examples/www/v2/* $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/swupdate)