diff --git a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
index 837c2b9aae..168cd13a48 100644
--- a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
+++ b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ FAKEROOT_SITE = http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20141005T221953Z/pool/
 # Force capabilities detection off
 # For now these are process capabilities (faked) rather than file
 # so they're of no real use
-HOST_FAKEROOT_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_capset=no
+HOST_FAKEROOT_CONF_ENV = \
+	ac_cv_header_sys_capability_h=no \
+	ac_cv_func_capset=no
+
 FAKEROOT_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 FAKEROOT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING