diff --git a/package/jimtcl/jimtcl.mk b/package/jimtcl/jimtcl.mk
index cdbf8ae477..313970d94a 100644
--- a/package/jimtcl/jimtcl.mk
+++ b/package/jimtcl/jimtcl.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ define JIMTCL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CCACHE=none \
 		./configure --prefix=/usr \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
 		$(JIMTCL_SHARED) \
 	)
 endef