diff --git a/package/shadow/shadow.mk b/package/shadow/shadow.mk
index cea984012d..c598ad88fd 100644
--- a/package/shadow/shadow.mk
+++ b/package/shadow/shadow.mk
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ SHADOW_CONF_OPTS += --disable-account-tools-setuid
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SHADOW_SUBORDINATE_IDS),y)
+SHADOW_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SHADOW_CONF_OPTS += --enable-subordinate-ids
 define SHADOW_SUBORDINATE_IDS_PERMISSIONS
 	/usr/bin/newuidmap f 4755 0 0 - - - - -