diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index a4be8c8b32..34aab77a27 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	        $$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
+                $$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) \
 		./configure \
 		--prefix="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
 		--sysconfdir="$$(HOST_DIR)/etc" \