diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index 6ee3121f30..964f2fb9c2 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-autoconf autoconf microperl
 HOST_AUTOMAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-autoconf
 
 define GTK_DOC_M4_INSTALL
- $(INSTALL) -m 0644 package/automake/gtk-doc.m4 $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/
+ $(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/automake/gtk-doc.m4 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/gtk-doc.m4
 endef
 
 HOST_AUTOMAKE_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += GTK_DOC_M4_INSTALL