diff --git a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
index 3601dd86a9..92e2ba8143 100644
--- a/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/grub2/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ define Package/grub2-editenv/description
 	Edit grub2 environment files.
 endef
 
+HOST_BUILD_PREFIX := $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--target=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 	--disable-werror \