diff --git a/packages/security/openssl/package.mk b/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
index 565c95c4fd..dfa620933d 100644
--- a/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pre_configure_host() {
 
 configure_host() {
   cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  ./Configure --prefix=/ $PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_SHARED linux-x86_64 $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS
+  ./Configure --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN $PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_SHARED linux-x86_64 $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {