diff --git a/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk b/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
index fcddb55e5..758469480 100644
--- a/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
+++ b/package/bzip2/bzip2.mk
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ endef
 define HOST_BZIP2_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) \
 		$(MAKE) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)/usr -C $(@D) install
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) \
+		$(MAKE) -f Makefile-libbz2_so PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)/usr -C $(@D) install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))