diff --git a/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk b/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
index 913be765bd..c239e75e76 100644
--- a/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
+++ b/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ define JAILHOUSE_INSTALL_HELPER_SCRIPTS
 	$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV) \
 	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python setup.py \
 		install --no-compile \
-		$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS)
+		$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS) \
+		--root=$(TARGET_DIR))
 endef
 endif