diff --git a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
index 123f8c0734..a5329735c4 100644
--- a/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
+++ b/package/luarocks/luarocks.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ LUAROCKS_CFLAGS += -DLUA_COMPAT_5_2
 endif
 
 define LUAROCKS_ADDON_EXTRACT
-	mkdir $(@D)/src/luarocks/cmd/external
-	cp package/luarocks/buildroot.lua $(@D)/src/luarocks/cmd/external/buildroot.lua
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 package/luarocks/buildroot.lua $(@D)/src/luarocks/cmd/external/buildroot.lua
 endef
 HOST_LUAROCKS_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += LUAROCKS_ADDON_EXTRACT