diff --git a/package/live555/live555.mk b/package/live555/live555.mk
index e933faaea..8c31a0865 100644
--- a/package/live555/live555.mk
+++ b/package/live555/live555.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ define LIVE555_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	echo 'CPLUSPLUS_COMPILER = $(TARGET_CXX)' >> $(@D)/config.linux
 	echo 'LINK = $(TARGET_CXX) -o' >> $(@D)/config.linux
 	echo 'LINK_OPTS = -L. $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)' >> $(@D)/config.linux
+	echo 'PREFIX = /usr' >> $(@D)/config.linux
 	(cd $(@D); ./genMakefiles linux)
 endef
 
@@ -30,31 +31,13 @@ define LIVE555_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) all
 endef
 
-LIVE555_HEADERS_TO_INSTALL = \
-	liveMedia/include \
-	groupsock/include \
-	UsageEnvironment/include \
-	BasicUsageEnvironment/include
-
-LIVE555_LIBS_TO_INSTALL = \
-	liveMedia/libliveMedia.a \
-	groupsock/libgroupsock.a \
-	UsageEnvironment/libUsageEnvironment.a \
-	BasicUsageEnvironment/libBasicUsageEnvironment.a
-
 LIVE555_FILES_TO_INSTALL-y =
 LIVE555_FILES_TO_INSTALL-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIVE555_OPENRTSP) += testProgs/openRTSP
 LIVE555_FILES_TO_INSTALL-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIVE555_MEDIASERVER) += mediaServer/live555MediaServer
 LIVE555_FILES_TO_INSTALL-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIVE555_MPEG2_INDEXER) += testProgs/MPEG2TransportStreamIndexer
 
 define LIVE555_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	for i in $(LIVE555_HEADERS_TO_INSTALL); do \
-		mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/`dirname $$i`; \
-		cp -a $(@D)/$$i/* $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/`dirname $$i`; \
-	done; \
-	for i in $(LIVE555_LIBS_TO_INSTALL); do \
-		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/$$i $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/`basename $$i`; \
-	done
+	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(@D) install
 endef
 
 define LIVE555_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
diff --git a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
index dbde97767..b2530e4a1 100644
--- a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
+++ b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += live555
 MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --enable-live
 MPLAYER_LIVE555 = liveMedia groupsock UsageEnvironment BasicUsageEnvironment
 MPLAYER_CFLAGS += \
-	$(addprefix -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/,$(MPLAYER_LIVE555))
+	$(addprefix -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/,$(MPLAYER_LIVE555))
 MPLAYER_LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -l,$(MPLAYER_LIVE555)) -lstdc++
 else
 MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-live
diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index 7e81d590e..e2c81d6e8 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -231,11 +231,10 @@ VLC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-live555
 VLC_DEPENDENCIES += live555
 VLC_CONF_ENV += \
 	LIVE555_CFLAGS="\
-		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live \
-		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/BasicUsageEnvironment \
-		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/groupsock \
-		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/liveMedia \
-		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/live/UsageEnvironment \
+		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/BasicUsageEnvironment \
+		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/groupsock \
+		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/liveMedia \
+		-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/UsageEnvironment \
 		" \
 	LIVE555_LIBS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -lliveMedia"
 else