diff --git a/package/gnupg2/gnupg2.mk b/package/gnupg2/gnupg2.mk
index 5935ce6939..73de185ba7 100644
--- a/package/gnupg2/gnupg2.mk
+++ b/package/gnupg2/gnupg2.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ GNUPG2_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-ksba-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-npth-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 
+# Force the path to "gpgrt-config" (from the libgpg-error package) to
+# avoid using the one on host, if present.
+GNUPG2_CONF_ENV += GPGRT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgrt-config
+
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG2_GPGV),y)
 define GNUPG2_REMOVE_GPGV
 	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgv