diff --git a/package/imlib2/imlib2.mk b/package/imlib2/imlib2.mk
index fa0f57803a..c7029aeb6f 100644
--- a/package/imlib2/imlib2.mk
+++ b/package/imlib2/imlib2.mk
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ endif
 
 # drop -L<dir> from linker flags
 define IMLIB2_FIXUP_IMLIB2_CONFIG
-	$(SED) 's/-L[^ ]*//g' \
+	$(SED) "s,^prefix=.*,prefix=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr\',g" \
+		-e "s,^exec_prefix=.*,exec_prefix=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/usr\',g" \
+		-e  's/-L[^ ]*//g' \
 		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/imlib2-config
 endef