diff --git a/package/libubox/libubox.mk b/package/libubox/libubox.mk
index 5e2efad0e8..d3e3b709dc 100644
--- a/package/libubox/libubox.mk
+++ b/package/libubox/libubox.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LIBUBOX_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_JSON_C),json-c)
 ifeq ($(BR2_USE_MMU)$(BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_1),yy)
 LIBUBOX_DEPENDENCIES += lua
 LIBUBOX_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_LUA=ON \
-	-DLUAPATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/lua/5.1 \
+	-DLUAPATH=/usr/lib/lua/5.1 \
 	-DLUA_CFLAGS=-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
 else
 LIBUBOX_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_LUA=OFF