diff --git a/package/sox/sox.mk b/package/sox/sox.mk
index dcc1a670b4..4b09b94bc3 100644
--- a/package/sox/sox.mk
+++ b/package/sox/sox.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SOX_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = sound_exchange
 # From git and we're patching configure.ac
 SOX_AUTORECONF = YES
 SOX_AUTORECONF_OPTS = --include=$(HOST_DIR)/share/autoconf-archive
+SOX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 SOX_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2017-11332 CVE-2017-11358 CVE-2017-11359 \
 	CVE-2017-15370 CVE-2017-15371 CVE-2017-15372 CVE-2017-15642 \