diff --git a/package/libopenmpt/libopenmpt.mk b/package/libopenmpt/libopenmpt.mk
index 74ffbdbbd4..57c45c6ea1 100644
--- a/package/libopenmpt/libopenmpt.mk
+++ b/package/libopenmpt/libopenmpt.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LIBOPENMPT_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBOPENMPT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBOPENMPT_CPE_ID_VENDOR = openmpt
 LIBOPENMPT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+LIBOPENMPT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENMPT_OPENMPT123),y)
 LIBOPENMPT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-openmpt123