diff --git a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
index 9d97f02f08..634c76e437 100644
--- a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SKELETON_ADD_SKELETON_DEPENDENCY = NO
 # We create a compatibility symlink in case a post-build script still
 # uses $(HOST_DIR)/usr
 define HOST_SKELETON_INSTALL_CMDS
+# check-package DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr
 	$(Q)ln -snf . $(HOST_DIR)/usr
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/lib
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/include
diff --git a/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_mk.py b/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_mk.py
index 8adf844e9a..d340882971 100644
--- a/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_mk.py
+++ b/utils/checkpackagelib/lib_mk.py
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ continue_conditional = ["elif", "else"]
 end_conditional = ["endif"]
 
 
+class DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr(_CheckFunction):
+    INSTALL_TO_HOSTDIR_USR = re.compile(r"^[^#].*\$\(HOST_DIR\)/usr")
+
+    def check_line(self, lineno, text):
+        if self.INSTALL_TO_HOSTDIR_USR.match(text.rstrip()):
+            return ["{}:{}: install files to $(HOST_DIR)/ instead of $(HOST_DIR)/usr/"
+                    .format(self.filename, lineno),
+                    text]
+
+
 class Ifdef(_CheckFunction):
     IFDEF = re.compile(r"^\s*(else\s+|)(ifdef|ifndef)\s")
 
diff --git a/utils/checkpackagelib/test_lib_mk.py b/utils/checkpackagelib/test_lib_mk.py
index 80a1736b4e..2086237ebb 100644
--- a/utils/checkpackagelib/test_lib_mk.py
+++ b/utils/checkpackagelib/test_lib_mk.py
@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@ import checkpackagelib.test_util as util
 import checkpackagelib.lib_mk as m
 
 
+DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr = [
+    ('real case',
+     'libapparmor.mk',
+     'LIBAPPARMOR_CONF_OPTS += \\\n'
+     '\t--with-python \\\n'
+     '\tPYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python3 \\\n'
+     '\tPYTHON_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python3-config \\\n'
+     '\tSWIG=$(SWIG)\n',
+     [['libapparmor.mk:3: install files to $(HOST_DIR)/ instead of $(HOST_DIR)/usr/',
+       '\tPYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python3 \\\n']]),
+    ('ignore comment',
+     'any',
+     '# following code do not install to $(HOST_DIR)/usr/\n',
+     []),
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('testname,filename,string,expected', DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr)
+def test_DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr(testname, filename, string, expected):
+    warnings = util.check_file(m.DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr, filename, string)
+    assert warnings == expected
+
+
 Ifdef = [
     ('ignore commented line',
      'any',