diff --git a/meta/classes/scons.bbclass b/meta/classes/scons.bbclass
index 1579b05c6a..b9ae19d582 100644
--- a/meta/classes/scons.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/scons.bbclass
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ scons_do_compile() {
 }
 
 scons_do_install() {
-        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/scons PREFIX=${D}${prefix} prefix=${D}${prefix} install ${EXTRA_OESCONS}|| \
+        ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/scons install_root=${D}${prefix} PREFIX=${prefix} prefix=${prefix} ${EXTRA_OESCONS} install || \
         die "scons install execution failed."
 }