diff --git a/package/collectd/collectd.mk b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
index 7ab7dd4223..fa6ebae71f 100644
--- a/package/collectd/collectd.mk
+++ b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ endif
 # network can use libgcrypt
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
 COLLECTD_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
-COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libgcrypt=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
-COLLECTD_CONF_ENV += LIBGCRYPT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/libgcrypt-config
+COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libgcrypt=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/libgcrypt-config
 else
 COLLECTD_CONF_OPTS += --with-libgcrypt=no
 endif