diff --git a/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk b/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
index b685e12408..2200f5fa00 100644
--- a/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
+++ b/package/dpdk/dpdk.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ DPDK_LICENSE_FILES = \
 	license/exceptions.txt \
 	license/mit.txt
 
+DPDK_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
 DPDK_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	host-python-pyelftools