diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index bca0c9e5452c4b7c780523363fa35771cadfc8ca..05f8a0f27121a984bbc46cd7f25e0c3fdd8615f6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ EVENT_PARSE_VERSION = $(EP_VERSION).$(EP_PATCHLEVEL).$(EP_EXTRAVERSION)
 
 LIB_TARGET  = libtraceevent.a libtraceevent.so.$(EVENT_PARSE_VERSION)
 LIB_INSTALL = libtraceevent.a libtraceevent.so*
+LIB_INSTALL := $(addprefix $(OUTPUT),$(LIB_INSTALL))
 
 INCLUDES = -I. -I $(srctree)/tools/include $(CONFIG_INCLUDES)