diff --git a/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk b/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
index b5a8b40fdd..1354acf600 100644
--- a/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
+++ b/package/jailhouse/jailhouse.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ define JAILHOUSE_INSTALL_HELPER_SCRIPTS
 	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python setup.py \
 		install --no-compile \
 		$(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_OPTS) \
-		--root=$(TARGET_DIR))
+		--root=$(TARGET_DIR)
 endef
 endif