diff --git a/package/mutt/mutt.mk b/package/mutt/mutt.mk
index 0a98396d88..5cf1b6bad2 100644
--- a/package/mutt/mutt.mk
+++ b/package/mutt/mutt.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ MUTT_DEPENDENCIES += libgpgme
 MUTT_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-gpgme \
 	--with-gpgme-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+
+# Force the path to "gpgrt-config" (from the libgpg-error package) to
+# avoid using the one on host, if present.
+MUTT_CONF_ENV += GPGRT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgrt-config
 else
 MUTT_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gpgme
 endif