diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index 3c0110226b..8d0780773f 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ endef
 $(eval $(host-generic-package))
 
 # variable used by other packages
-QEMU_USER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/qemu-$(QEMU_ARCH)
+QEMU_USER = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/qemu-$(HOST_QEMU_ARCH)