diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index dc8d0383c1..c344c6b3f2 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(HOST_PATH) \
 HOST_MAKE_ENV=PATH=$(HOST_PATH) \
 		LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib:$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" \
 		PKG_CONFIG="$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY)" \
+		PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="/" \
 		PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
 		PERLLIB="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/lib/perl"