diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index aff33f946..431ca8e78 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ endif
 #########################################################################
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SOURCE),y)
 TARGET_CFLAGS=$(TARGET_OPTIMIZATION) $(TARGET_DEBUGGING) \
-	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include \
-	-Wl,--rpath-link -Wl,$(STAGING_DIR)/lib -Wl,--rpath-link -Wl,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include
 TARGET_LDFLAGS+=-L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SYSROOT),y)
 TARGET_CFLAGS+= $(BR2_SYSROOT) $(BR2_ISYSROOT)
@@ -90,9 +89,7 @@ TARGET_CXXFLAGS=$(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 # else it's an external toolchain
 #########################################################################
 else
-TARGET_CFLAGS=$(TARGET_OPTIMIZATION) $(TARGET_DEBUGGING) \
-	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)/$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)/include \
-	 -Wl,--rpath-link -Wl,$(STAGING_DIR)/lib -Wl,--rpath-link -Wl,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
+TARGET_CFLAGS=$(TARGET_OPTIMIZATION) $(TARGET_DEBUGGING) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)/$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)/include
 TARGET_CXXFLAGS=$(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 TARGET_LDFLAGS=-L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 endif
@@ -129,8 +126,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH:=$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)))
 #"))
 #TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)
 TOOL_BUILD_DIR=$(BASE_DIR)/$(TOPDIR_PREFIX)toolchain_build_$(ARCH)$(COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(TOPDIR_SUFFIX)
-# Make sure that STAGING_DIR/usr/bin is in path for freetype-config etc.
-TARGET_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin:$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)/bin:$(PATH)"
+TARGET_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/bin:$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PATH)/bin:$(PATH)"
 #IMAGE:=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(BR2_ROOTFS_PREFIX).$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_PREFIX)$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)
 IMAGE:=$(BINARIES_DIR)/$(BR2_ROOTFS_PREFIX).$(ARCH)$(COND_ARCH_FPU_SUFFIX)$(ROOTFS_SUFFIX)
 
@@ -200,9 +196,7 @@ GNU_HOST_NAME:=$(HOST_ARCH)-$(subst ",,$(BR2_GNU_BUILD_SUFFIX))
 TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS=PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) \
 		AR="$(TARGET_AR)" \
 		AS="$(TARGET_AS)" \
-		LD="$(TARGET_LD)" \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
+		LD="$(TARGET_LD) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		NM="$(TARGET_NM)" \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		GCC="$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \