diff --git a/package/utils/bzip2/Makefile b/package/utils/bzip2/Makefile
index ba47cfb7e3..4ad9684217 100644
--- a/package/utils/bzip2/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/bzip2/Makefile
@@ -97,10 +97,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)
 
 define Host/Install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/ $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) PREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/ install
-	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libbz2.so* $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/
-	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libbz2.so.1.0 $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/libbz2.so
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))