diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index b42e19e21899bd3717e0a1f12d2d2ec27fe5ffd9..2586df3c27bce2050d7fdfd9fc5eb3cf61e2db25 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 export PATH:=$(TARGET_PATH)
-export STAGING_DIR STAGING_DIR_HOST
+export STAGING_DIR STAGING_DIR_HOST STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG
 export SH_FUNC:=. $(INCLUDE_DIR)/shell.sh;
 
 PKG_CONFIG:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config