diff --git a/package/pugixml/pugixml.mk b/package/pugixml/pugixml.mk
index 1a915980a5..c8d59f0864 100644
--- a/package/pugixml/pugixml.mk
+++ b/package/pugixml/pugixml.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ PUGIXML_CPE_ID_VENDOR = pugixml_project
 
 PUGIXML_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PUGIXML_XPATH_SUPPORT),y)
+PUGIXML_CONF_OPTS += -DPUGIXML_NO_XPATH=OFF
+else
+PUGIXML_CONF_OPTS += -DPUGIXML_NO_XPATH=ON
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PUGIXML_COMPACT),y)
+PUGIXML_CONF_OPTS += -DPUGIXML_COMPACT=ON
+else
+PUGIXML_CONF_OPTS += -DPUGIXML_COMPACT=OFF
+endif
+
 # Pugixml will automatically enable 'long long' support on C++11 compilers,
 # which means gcc 4.8+. As gcc always supports the 'long long' type,
 # force-enable this option to support older gcc versions. See also:
@@ -19,12 +31,6 @@ PUGIXML_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PUGIXML_BUILD_DEFINES += PUGIXML_HAS_LONG_LONG
 HOST_PUGIXML_BUILD_DEFINES += PUGIXML_HAS_LONG_LONG
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PUGIXML_XPATH_SUPPORT),)
-PUGIXML_BUILD_DEFINES += PUGIXML_NO_XPATH
-endif
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PUGIXML_COMPACT),y)
-PUGIXML_BUILD_DEFINES += PUGIXML_COMPACT
-endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY),y)
 PUGIXML_BUILD_DEFINES += PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY
 endif