diff --git a/package/collectd/collectd.mk b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
index 820547b511..9ff29fcbea 100644
--- a/package/collectd/collectd.mk
+++ b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libpq=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/pg_config
 COLLECTD_CONF_ENV += LIBS="-lpthread -lm"
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_YAJL),y)
-COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-yajl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libyajl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 endif
 
 # network can use libgcrypt