diff --git a/package/eigen/eigen.mk b/package/eigen/eigen.mk
index c9998da357..98e6c61e38 100644
--- a/package/eigen/eigen.mk
+++ b/package/eigen/eigen.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ EIGEN_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
 
 # Default Eigen CMake installs .pc file in /usr/share/pkgconfig
 # change it to /usr/lib/pkgconfig, to be consistent with other packages.
-EIGEN_CONF_OPTS = -DPKGCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+EIGEN_CONF_OPTS = -DPKGCONFIG_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/lib/pkgconfig \
+	-DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=$(TARGET_FC)
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))