diff --git a/lang/perl/perl-xml-parser/Makefile b/lang/perl/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
index 093057bc8c..46efe0b1ca 100644
--- a/lang/perl/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=perl/host
 
 EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 EXPAT_INCPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
-HOST_EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib
-HOST_EXPAT_INCPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/include
+HOST_EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib
+HOST_EXPAT_INCPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk