diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index af2db4712c..bc0be997c2 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ endif
 CONFIGURE_PREFIX:=/usr
 CONFIGURE_ARGS = \
 		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
 		--disable-dependency-tracking \
 		--program-prefix="" \