diff --git a/package/re2/re2.mk b/package/re2/re2.mk
index 31252ee82f..41392cb179 100644
--- a/package/re2/re2.mk
+++ b/package/re2/re2.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,32 @@ RE2_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 RE2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 RE2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-RE2_CONF_OPTS += -DRE2_BUILD_TESTING=OFF
-HOST_RE2_CONF_OPTS += -DRE2_BUILD_TESTING=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+define RE2_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		-C $(@D) $(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static)
+endef
 
-$(eval $(cmake-package))
-$(eval $(host-cmake-package))
+define RE2_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" prefix=/usr -C $(@D) \
+		$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static-install,install)
+endef
+
+define RE2_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" prefix=/usr -C $(@D) \
+		$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static-install,install)
+endef
+
+define HOST_RE2_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		-C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HOST_RE2_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		-C $(@D) DESTDIR="$(HOST_DIR)" prefix=/usr install
+endef
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))