diff --git a/package/autoconf-archive/autoconf-archive.mk b/package/autoconf-archive/autoconf-archive.mk
index bd3b0c83e3..673a57f116 100644
--- a/package/autoconf-archive/autoconf-archive.mk
+++ b/package/autoconf-archive/autoconf-archive.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_SOURCE = autoconf-archive-$(AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_VERSION).tar.xz
 AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/autoconf-archive
 AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_LICENSE = GPLv3+ with exception
 AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.EXCEPTION
+HOST_AUTOCONF_ARCHIVE_INSTALL_OPTS = aclocaldir=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/autoconf-archive install
 
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libsigrok/libsigrok.mk b/package/libsigrok/libsigrok.mk
index 7394f649d2..21d8259412 100644
--- a/package/libsigrok/libsigrok.mk
+++ b/package/libsigrok/libsigrok.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSIGROKCXX),y)
 LIBSIGROK_CONF_OPTS += --enable-cxx
+LIBSIGROK_AUTORECONF_OPTS += -I $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/autoconf-archive
 LIBSIGROK_DEPENDENCIES += \
 	host-autoconf-archive \
 	glibmm \
diff --git a/package/thrift/thrift.mk b/package/thrift/thrift.mk
index b4b3a2c14d..a40ddadb15 100644
--- a/package/thrift/thrift.mk
+++ b/package/thrift/thrift.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ HOST_THRIFT_CONF_OPTS = --with-sysroot=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	--disable-tests \
 	--disable-tutorial
 THRIFT_AUTORECONF = YES
+THRIFT_AUTORECONF_OPTS = -I $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/autoconf-archive
 THRIFT_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 THRIFT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE