diff --git a/package/iw/iw.mk b/package/iw/iw.mk
index 7633124e7..651a2ca1c 100644
--- a/package/iw/iw.mk
+++ b/package/iw/iw.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ IW_SOURCE = iw-$(IW_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IW_SITE = http://wireless.kernel.org/download/iw
 IW_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libnl
 IW_CONFIG = $(IW_DIR)/.config
-IW_MAKE_ENV = PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
-	PKG_CONFIG="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/pkg-config" \
+IW_MAKE_ENV = PKG_CONFIG="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/pkg-config" \
 	GIT_DIR=$(IW_DIR)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)