diff --git a/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk b/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
index 7aa04afa2e..e0ec6d6b34 100644
--- a/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
+++ b/package/openvmtools/openvmtools.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ OPENVMTOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += libfuse
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENVMTOOLS_PROCPS),y)
-OPENVMTOOLS_CONF_ENV += CUSTOM_PROCPS_NAME=procps
+# Set CUSTOM_PROCPS_LIBS to " " otherwise -L/lib is used by default.
+OPENVMTOOLS_CONF_ENV += CUSTOM_PROCPS_NAME=procps \
+	CUSTOM_PROCPS_LIBS=" "
 OPENVMTOOLS_CONF_OPTS += --with-procps
 OPENVMTOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += procps-ng
 else