diff --git a/package/libxslt/libxslt.mk b/package/libxslt/libxslt.mk
index 972d5b80d5..5b1c0ae268 100644
--- a/package/libxslt/libxslt.mk
+++ b/package/libxslt/libxslt.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ LIBXSLT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBXSLT_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-gnu-ld \
 	--without-debug \
-	--without-python
+	--without-python \
+	--with-libxml-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 LIBXSLT_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = xslt-config
 LIBXSLT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libxml2