diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index f7e454bddd..bf3db90134 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ ifeq ($(4),target)
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
+	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake" \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ else
 define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
+	PATH=$(BR_PATH) \
 	$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE=0 \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$$(HOST_DIR)" \