diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
index cbb429f55062..83446fe2cf01 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ 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)