diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index e6c54ee7aa..5e71473640 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ WESTON_SOURCE = weston-$(WESTON_VERSION).tar.xz
 WESTON_LICENSE = MIT
 WESTON_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 WESTON_CPE_ID_VENDOR = wayland
+WESTON_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf wayland wayland-protocols \
 	libxkbcommon pixman libpng udev cairo libinput libdrm