diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index c9efb9e8c9..f44e8edef4 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ export PKG_CONFIG
 
 HOSTCC:=gcc
 HOSTCXX:=g++
-HOST_CPPFLAGS:=-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include
+HOST_CPPFLAGS:=-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include -I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/include
 HOST_CFLAGS:=-O2 $(HOST_CPPFLAGS)
-HOST_LDFLAGS:=-L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib
+HOST_LDFLAGS:=-L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/usr/lib
 
 TARGET_CC:=$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc
 TARGET_AR:=$(TARGET_CROSS)ar