diff --git a/package/mdnsd/mdnsd.mk b/package/mdnsd/mdnsd.mk
index c938890508..ca443f6211 100644
--- a/package/mdnsd/mdnsd.mk
+++ b/package/mdnsd/mdnsd.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MDNSD_VERSION = 1.1
 MDNSD_SITE = https://github.com/troglobit/mdnsd/releases/download/v$(MDNSD_VERSION)
 MDNSD_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 MDNSD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+MDNSD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 MDNSD_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MDNSD_MQUERY),y)