diff --git a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
index f6c52f63aa..ed8826a741 100644
--- a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
+++ b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ HEIMDAL_VERSION = f4faaeaba371fff3f8d1bc14389f5e6d70ca8e17
 HEIMDAL_SITE = $(call github,heimdal,heimdal,$(HEIMDAL_VERSION))
 HOST_HEIMDAL_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs host-ncurses host-pkgconf host-libxcrypt host-flex host-bison
 HOST_HEIMDAL_AUTORECONF = YES
-HEIMDAL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # static because of -fPIC issues with e2fsprogs on x86_64 host
 HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-shared \