diff --git a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
index 3baeb23842..3885bba7bf 100644
--- a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
+++ b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 DHCP_VERSION = 4.1-ESV-R8
 DHCP_SITE = http://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp/$(DHCP_VERSION)
+DHCP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DHCP_LICENSE = ISC
 DHCP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 DHCP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_file__dev_random=yes