diff --git a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch.inc b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch.inc
index 251a7056..e6c9091a 100644
--- a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch.inc
+++ b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch.inc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ do_install:append() {
 	install -d ${D}/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/
 	install -m 755 ${S}/rhel/usr_share_openvswitch_scripts_ovs-systemd-reload ${D}/usr/share/openvswitch/scripts/ovs-systemd-reload
 
-	oe_runmake modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${D}
+	oe_runmake modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${D}${root_prefix}
 	install -d ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/site-packages
 	cp -r ${S}/python/ovstest/ ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/site-packages/
 }
diff --git a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
index 2e125e78..f5d85f3f 100644
--- a/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-networking/openvswitch/openvswitch_git.bb
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 }
 
 do_install:append() {
-	oe_runmake modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${D}
+	oe_runmake modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${D}${root_prefix}
 }