diff --git a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
index 35f013874e..baed846b6e 100644
--- a/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
+++ b/package/wireshark/wireshark.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ WIRESHARK_LICENSE = wireshark license
 WIRESHARK_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 WIRESHARK_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libpcap libglib2
 WIRESHARK_CONF_ENV = \
-	ac_cv_path_PCAP_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config
+	PCAP_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pcap-config
 
 # patch touching configure.ac
 WIRESHARK_AUTORECONF = YES