diff --git a/package/libcap/libcap.mk b/package/libcap/libcap.mk
index 4919a4adca..54a42f7be4 100644
--- a/package/libcap/libcap.mk
+++ b/package/libcap/libcap.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ endif
 
 LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	BUILD_CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-	BUILD_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
+	BUILD_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
+	lib=lib \
+	prefix=/usr
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP_TOOLS),y)
 define LIBCAP_BUILD_TOOLS_CMDS
@@ -51,23 +53,27 @@ endef
 
 define LIBCAP_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libcap $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
-		DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
+		DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
 endef
 
 define LIBCAP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libcap $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) \
-		DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) prefix=/usr lib=lib $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
+		DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) $(LIBCAP_MAKE_INSTALL_TARGET)
 	$(LIBCAP_INSTALL_TOOLS_CMDS)
 endef
 
+HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS = \
+	lib=lib \
+	prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	RAISE_SETFCAP=no
+
 define HOST_LIBCAP_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)\
-		RAISE_SETFCAP=no
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+		$(HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS)
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBCAP_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
-		RAISE_SETFCAP=no lib=lib install
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_LIBCAP_MAKE_FLAGS) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))