diff --git a/make/strace.mk b/make/strace.mk
index 1fd21dbcd2..d4b2b41f91 100644
--- a/make/strace.mk
+++ b/make/strace.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $(STRACE_DIR)/.configured: $(STRACE_DIR)/.unpacked
 		PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$$PATH CC=$(TARGET_CC) \
 		./configure \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--exec-prefix=/usr \
 		--bindir=/usr/bin \