diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index cad7acd302..8cf5f23210 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ define AVAHI_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(AVAHI_INSTALL_DAEMON_INIT_SYSV)
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_LIBDNSSD_COMPATIBILITY),y)
 # applications expects to be able to #include <dns_sd.h>
 define AVAHI_STAGING_INSTALL_LIBDNSSD_LINK
 	ln -sf avahi-compat-libdns_sd/dns_sd.h \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/dns_sd.h
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_LIBDNSSD_COMPATIBILITY),y)
 AVAHI_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += AVAHI_STAGING_INSTALL_LIBDNSSD_LINK
 endif