diff --git a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
index 30bbc6c852..65618af33b 100644
--- a/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
+++ b/package/strongswan/strongswan.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ STRONGSWAN_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--enable-scepclient=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_SCEP),yes,no) \
 	--enable-scripts=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_SCRIPTS),yes,no) \
 	--enable-vici=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_VICI),yes,no) \
-	--enable-swanctl=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_VICI),yes,no)
+	--enable-swanctl=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_STRONGSWAN_VICI),yes,no) \
+	--with-ipseclibdir=/usr/lib \
+	--with-plugindir=/usr/lib/ipsec/plugins \
+	--with-imcvdir=/usr/lib/ipsec/imcvs
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBATOMIC),y)
 STRONGSWAN_CONF_ENV += LIBS='-latomic'