diff --git a/package/azure-iot-sdk-c/azure-iot-sdk-c.mk b/package/azure-iot-sdk-c/azure-iot-sdk-c.mk
index b194bf9a4c..e6345104eb 100644
--- a/package/azure-iot-sdk-c/azure-iot-sdk-c.mk
+++ b/package/azure-iot-sdk-c/azure-iot-sdk-c.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ endif
 
 define AZURE_IOT_SDK_C_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(foreach l,$(AZURE_IOT_SDK_C_LIBS), \
-		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/$(l) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/$(l) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/$(notdir $(l))
 	)
 	cp -a $(@D)/c-utility/inc/* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
 	cp -a $(@D)/iothub_client/inc/* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endef
 
 define AZURE_IOT_SDK_C_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(foreach l,$(AZURE_IOT_SDK_C_LIBS), \
-		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/$(l) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/$(l) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/$(notdir $(l))
 	)
 endef