diff --git a/package/hiredis/hiredis.mk b/package/hiredis/hiredis.mk
index 02055b05d4..230fb2d187 100644
--- a/package/hiredis/hiredis.mk
+++ b/package/hiredis/hiredis.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 define HIREDIS_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	mkdir -p $(HIREDIS_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	cp -dpfr $(@D)/hiredis.h $(@D)/async.h $(@D)/read.h $(@D)/sds.h \
-		$(@D)/adapters $(HIREDIS_INCLUDE_DIR)
+		$(@D)/alloc.h $(@D)/adapters $(HIREDIS_INCLUDE_DIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/hiredis.pc \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/hiredis.pc
 	$(HIREDIS_INSTALL_STAGING_STATIC_LIB)