diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 92f68b6f8d..a6a0f21c6d 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SOURCE),y)
 TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(ARCH)$(COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(TOPDIR_SUFFIX)
 
 # Quotes are needed for spaces et al in path components.
-TARGET_PATH="$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin:$(PATH)"
+TARGET_PATH="$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin:$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin:$(PATH)"
 IMAGE:=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(BR2_ROOTFS_PREFIX).$(ARCH)$(COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)
 GNU_TARGET_NAME=$(OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU)-linux
 REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME=$(OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU)$(GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX)