diff --git a/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk b/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk
index fdabb6af30..280ffc0401 100644
--- a/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk
+++ b/package/imx-usb-loader/imx-usb-loader.mk
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ IMX_USB_LOADER_VERSION = f96aee286ea17c832b7ec922dd76842deb5ce299
 IMX_USB_LOADER_SITE = $(call github,boundarydevices,imx_usb_loader,$(IMX_USB_LOADER_VERSION))
 IMX_USB_LOADER_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+
 IMX_USB_LOADER_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-IMX_USB_LOADER_DEPENDENCIES = host-libusb
+IMX_USB_LOADER_DEPENDENCIES = host-libusb host-pkgconf
 
 define HOST_IMX_USB_LOADER_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define HOST_IMX_USB_LOADER_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
+	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
 		DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) sysconfdir=/etc install
 endef