diff --git a/package/php-amqp/php-amqp.mk b/package/php-amqp/php-amqp.mk
index 8f3ba1f9f4..c808ecdbd6 100644
--- a/package/php-amqp/php-amqp.mk
+++ b/package/php-amqp/php-amqp.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_AMQP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_AMQP_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-geoip/php-geoip.mk b/package/php-geoip/php-geoip.mk
index 8bff564e2d..82ecba5816 100644
--- a/package/php-geoip/php-geoip.mk
+++ b/package/php-geoip/php-geoip.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_GEOIP_LICENSE_FILES = geoip.c
 
 define PHP_GEOIP_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk
index 8137da4978..ae0a781154 100644
--- a/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk
+++ b/package/php-gnupg/php-gnupg.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_GNUPG_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_GNUPG_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-imagick/php-imagick.mk b/package/php-imagick/php-imagick.mk
index a5541b0035..ca0cbc7492 100644
--- a/package/php-imagick/php-imagick.mk
+++ b/package/php-imagick/php-imagick.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_IMAGICK_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_IMAGICK_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-memcached/php-memcached.mk b/package/php-memcached/php-memcached.mk
index 67ccc6747a..4607d099f3 100644
--- a/package/php-memcached/php-memcached.mk
+++ b/package/php-memcached/php-memcached.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ PHP_MEMCACHED_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE fastlz/LICENSE g_fmt.h
 
 define PHP_MEMCACHED_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-ssh2/php-ssh2.mk b/package/php-ssh2/php-ssh2.mk
index 98453acbcf..c9c13010dd 100644
--- a/package/php-ssh2/php-ssh2.mk
+++ b/package/php-ssh2/php-ssh2.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_SSH2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_SSH2_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-yaml/php-yaml.mk b/package/php-yaml/php-yaml.mk
index 40f7385c6a..e23d897978 100644
--- a/package/php-yaml/php-yaml.mk
+++ b/package/php-yaml/php-yaml.mk
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ PHP_YAML_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_YAML_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/php-zmq/php-zmq.mk b/package/php-zmq/php-zmq.mk
index 892c42130f..fed71955b6 100644
--- a/package/php-zmq/php-zmq.mk
+++ b/package/php-zmq/php-zmq.mk
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ PHP_ZMQ_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 define PHP_ZMQ_PHPIZE
 	(cd $(@D); \
-		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(AUTOCONF) \
-		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(AUTOHEADER) \
+		PHP_AUTOCONF=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf \
+		PHP_AUTOHEADER=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/phpize)
 endef