diff --git a/package/mac80211/Makefile b/package/mac80211/Makefile
index 7d443da7e6..07811bd2b0 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/package/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ BUILDFLAGS:= \
 	-D__CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=minstrel \
 
 MAKE_OPTS:= \
-	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
 	ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 	EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(BUILDFLAGS)" \
 	$(foreach opt,$(CONFOPTS),CONFIG_$(opt)=m) \
diff --git a/package/wprobe/Makefile b/package/wprobe/Makefile
index 379aa37c2a..02e9919aa2 100644
--- a/package/wprobe/Makefile
+++ b/package/wprobe/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TARGET_CPPFLAGS := \
 ifdef CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-wprobe
   define Build/Compile/kmod
 	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_DIR) \
-		CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+		CROSS_COMPILE="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 		SUBDIRS="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/kernel" \
 		KERNELDIR=$(LINUX_DIR) \