diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 8fa677c70b..b8be395ee8 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DISABLE_LARGEFILE= --disable-largefile
 endif
 TARGET_CFLAGS=$(TARGET_OPTIMIZATION) $(TARGET_DEBUGGING)
 HOSTCC:=gcc
+HOSTCXX:=g++
 
 BASE_DIR:=${shell pwd}
 
diff --git a/package/lzma/lzma.mk b/package/lzma/lzma.mk
index a0ba0f7847..0c40e88177 100644
--- a/package/lzma/lzma.mk
+++ b/package/lzma/lzma.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ $(LZMA_HOST_DIR)/.source: $(DL_DIR)/$(LZMA_SOURCE)
 $(LZMA_HOST_DIR)/.configured: $(LZMA_HOST_DIR)/.source
 	(cd $(LZMA_HOST_DIR); rm -f config.cache ;\
 		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		CXX="$(HOSTCXX)" \
 		./configure \
 		--prefix=/ \
 	);