diff --git a/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk b/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
index 23a9d9a057..6ee6269e09 100644
--- a/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
+++ b/package/gettext-tiny/gettext-tiny.mk
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ HOST_GETTEXT_TINY_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += HOST_GETTEXT_TINY_COPY_EXTRA_FILES
 define HOST_GETTEXT_TINY_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
 		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
 		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -fPIC" \
 		LIBINTL=NONE