diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 8bdb7cec12..f7d73cd761 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ post_patch() {
     KERNEL_CFG_FILE=$PKG_DIR/config/$PKG_NAME.$TARGET_ARCH.conf
   fi
 
-  sed -i -e "s|^HOSTCC[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCC = $HOST_CC|" \
-         -e "s|^HOSTCXX[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCXX = $HOST_CXX|" \
+  sed -i -e "s|^HOSTCC[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCC = $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc|" \
+         -e "s|^HOSTCXX[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCXX = $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++|" \
          -e "s|^ARCH[[:space:]]*?=.*$|ARCH = $TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH|" \
          -e "s|^CROSS_COMPILE[[:space:]]*?=.*$|CROSS_COMPILE = $TARGET_PREFIX|" \
          $PKG_BUILD/Makefile