diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8845b16934..0a3a87adf6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	#1303: Add librsync package
 	#1345: Bump pppd to 2.4.5 and convert to Makefile.autotools.in
 	#1441: Add binutils 2.20.1
+	#1447: Package installation on target with debug symbols is broken
 
 2010.02, Release February 26th, 2010:
 
diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index 7114bbab39..a8dd0511ff 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $(2)_LIBTOOL_PATCH		?= YES
 $(2)_USE_CONFIG_CACHE           ?= $(if $(BR2_CONFIG_CACHE),YES,NO)
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT	?= DESTDIR=$$(STAGING_DIR) install
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),y)
-$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR)  install-exec
+$(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR)  install
 else
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT		?= DESTDIR=$$(TARGET_DIR)  install-strip
 endif