diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 1698947184..f23eea4962 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -85,32 +85,31 @@ HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYINC = -I$(HOST_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER = python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
 endif
 
+# DESTDIR is needed during the compile to compute library and header paths.
 HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -lpcre -lpthread" \
 	PYINC="$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYINC)" \
 	PYSITEDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/lib/$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_PYLIBVER)/site-packages" \
 	SWIG_LIB="$(HOST_DIR)/share/swig/$(SWIG_VERSION)/"
 
 define HOST_LIBSELINUX_BUILD_CMDS
-	# DESTDIR is needed during the compile to compute library and
-	# header paths.
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) \
-		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
-		SHLIBDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/lib all
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) all
 	# Generate python interface wrapper
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) \
-		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) swigify pywrap
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) swigify pywrap
 endef
 
 define HOST_LIBSELINUX_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
-		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
-		SHLIBDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/lib SBINDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/sbin install
-	(cd $(HOST_DIR)/lib; $(HOSTLN) -sf libselinux.so.1 libselinux.so)
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) install
+	ln -sf libselinux.so.1 $(HOST_DIR)/lib/libselinux.so
 	# Install python interface wrapper
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
-		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) install-pywrap
+		$(HOST_LIBSELINUX_MAKE_OPTS) install-pywrap
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))