diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index f02448e86d38..9fa466d4417b 100755
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ define do_install
 	if [ ! -d '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2' ]; then		\
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2';	\
 	fi;						\
-	$(INSTALL) $1 $(if $3,-m $3,) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2'
+	$(INSTALL) $(if $3,-m $3,) $1 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$2'
 endef
 
 install_lib: all_cmd