diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index b8dab5d532..9a9bb94098 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ HOST_BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-multilib --disable-werror \
 			--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 			--disable-shared --enable-static \
 			--with-sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+			--enable-poison-system-directories \
 			$(BINUTILS_DISABLE_GDB_CONF_OPTS) \
 			$(BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)