diff --git a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
index dc038001bd..edfbb3542c 100644
--- a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
+++ b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
@@ -105,12 +105,13 @@ define REFPOLICY_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(SED) "/MONOLITHIC/c\MONOLITHIC = y" $(@D)/build.conf
 	$(SED) "/NAME/c\NAME = targeted" $(@D)/build.conf
 	$(REFPOLICY_CONFIGURE_SYSTEMD)
+	$(REFPOLICY_COPY_EXTRA_MODULES)
+	$(REFPOLICY_MAKE) -C $(@D) bare conf
+	$(REFPOLICY_CONFIGURE_MODULES)
 endef
 
 define REFPOLICY_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(REFPOLICY_COPY_EXTRA_MODULES)
-	$(REFPOLICY_MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) bare conf
-	$(REFPOLICY_CONFIGURE_MODULES)
+	$(REFPOLICY_MAKE) -C $(@D) policy
 endef
 
 define REFPOLICY_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS