diff --git a/package/arp-scan/Config.in b/package/arp-scan/Config.in
index ed70b3958610..cf7377d2f9b6 100644
--- a/package/arp-scan/Config.in
+++ b/package/arp-scan/Config.in
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ARP_SCAN
 	  discover and fingerprint IP hosts on the local network.
 
 	  https://github.com/royhills/arp-scan
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_ARP_SCAN
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ARP_SCAN_DATA
+	bool "install data (OUI)"
+	default y  # legacy
+	help
+	  Say 'y' here (the default) to install the data along the
+	  binaries.
+
+endif # BR2_PACKAGE_ARP_SCAN
diff --git a/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk b/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
index 89644be9d3ef..67eb1881dba2 100644
--- a/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
+++ b/package/arp-scan/arp-scan.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ else
 ARP_SCAN_CONF_OPTS += --without-libcap
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ARP_SCAN_DATA),)
+ARP_SCAN_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install-exec
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))