diff --git a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
index dbc12f2ea2..c3b0d7174e 100644
--- a/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
+++ b/package/xbmc/xbmc.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ XBMC_CONF_ENV = \
 	PYTHON_CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)" \
 	PYTHON_SITE_PKG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages" \
 	PYTHON_NOVERSIONCHECK="no-check" \
+	use_texturepacker_native=yes \
+	USE_TEXTUREPACKER_NATIVE_ROOT="$(HOST_DIR)/usr" \
 	TEXTUREPACKER_NATIVE_ROOT="$(HOST_DIR)/usr"
 
 XBMC_CONF_OPT +=  \