diff --git a/package/libstrophe/libstrophe.mk b/package/libstrophe/libstrophe.mk
index d7202d7788..8493692e29 100644
--- a/package/libstrophe/libstrophe.mk
+++ b/package/libstrophe/libstrophe.mk
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ LIBSTROPHE_DEPENDENCIES = openssl host-pkgconf
 LIBSTROPHE_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBSTROPHE_LICENSE = MIT or GPLv3
 LIBSTROPHE_LICENSE_FILES = MIT-LICENSE.txt GPL-LICENSE.txt
-
-# This package does not build a dynamic library, so there is nothing
-# to be installed to the target.
 LIBSTROPHE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBSTROPHE_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT),y)
 # Passing --without-libxml2 doesn't work, due to how AC_ARG_WITH is