diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 914bda7482..db78d897d8 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
 	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
+	PKG_CONFIG="$$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY)" \
+	PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="/" \
+	PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$$(HOST_DIR)/lib/pkgconfig:$$(HOST_DIR)/share/pkgconfig" \
+	PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1 \
+	PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=1 \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(BR2_CMAKE) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE=0 \
 		-DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$$(HOST_DIR)" \