diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6e42236b70fe..8bb6358b9df7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ quiet_cmd_headers_install = INSTALL $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include
       cmd_headers_install = \
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH); \
 	rsync -mrl --include='*/' --include='*\.h' --exclude='*' \
-	usr/include $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)
+	$(hdr-prefix)usr/include $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH);
 
 PHONY += headers_install
 headers_install: headers