diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index d6adb1a17a..418b228505 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS = \
 		CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)" \
 		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)" \
-		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
+		PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig:$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
 		PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 CONFIGURE_PATH = .