diff --git a/package/unbound/unbound.mk b/package/unbound/unbound.mk
index d86d9c2067..7b62522727 100644
--- a/package/unbound/unbound.mk
+++ b/package/unbound/unbound.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 UNBOUND_VERSION = 1.17.0
 UNBOUND_SITE = https://www.unbound.net/downloads
+UNBOUND_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 UNBOUND_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf expat libevent openssl
 UNBOUND_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 UNBOUND_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE