diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 4e0e8382de..a7c8dc3b34 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
 	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
-	$$(BR2_CMAKE) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
+	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(BR2_CMAKE) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE=0 \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$$(HOST_DIR)" \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM="BOTH" \