diff --git a/package/lz4/lz4.mk b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
index 1cdd39106c..fa309e8dbb 100644
--- a/package/lz4/lz4.mk
+++ b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
@@ -32,29 +32,31 @@ define HOST_LZ4_INSTALL_CMDS
 		install -C $(@D)
 endef
 
+LZ4_DIRS = lib
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LZ4_PROGS),y)
-LZ4_BUILD_TARGETS = lib lz4
-LZ4_INSTALL_OPTS = install -C $(@D)
-else
-LZ4_BUILD_TARGETS = lib
-LZ4_INSTALL_OPTS = install -C $(@D)/lib
+LZ4_DIRS += programs
 endif
 
 define LZ4_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(foreach target,$(LZ4_BUILD_TARGETS),\
+	$(foreach dir,$(LZ4_DIRS),\
 		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) $(LZ4_MAKE_OPTS) \
-			-C $(@D) $(target)
+			-C $(@D)/$(dir)
 	)
 endef
 
 define LZ4_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
-		PREFIX=/usr $(LZ4_MAKE_OPTS) $(LZ4_INSTALL_OPTS)
+	$(foreach dir,$(LZ4_DIRS),\
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+			PREFIX=/usr $(LZ4_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)/$(dir) install
+	)
 endef
 
 define LZ4_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
-		PREFIX=/usr $(LZ4_MAKE_OPTS) $(LZ4_INSTALL_OPTS)
+	$(foreach dir,$(LZ4_DIRS),\
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+			PREFIX=/usr $(LZ4_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)/$(dir) install
+	)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))