diff --git a/packages/inotify-tools/build.sh b/packages/inotify-tools/build.sh
index 8933465f0..9b06ace8e 100644
--- a/packages/inotify-tools/build.sh
+++ b/packages/inotify-tools/build.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Programs providing a simple interface to inotify"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=3.14
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/downloads/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=yes
 
 LDFLAGS+=" -llog"