diff --git a/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk b/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
index 89644be9d3ef..1c1bd34882ea 100644
--- a/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
+++ b/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ else
 ARP_SCAN_CONF_OPTS += --without-libcap
 endif
 
+ARP_SCAN_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install-exec
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))