diff --git a/package/ncurses/Makefile b/package/ncurses/Makefile
index d9fc45a718..ba0da00cd7 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ define Build/Compile
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -f config.cache; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include" \
-		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib" \
+		CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)" \
+		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 		./configure \
 			--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 			--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
diff --git a/package/openssl/Makefile b/package/openssl/Makefile
index c1e2d9ac8c..015404d90b 100644
--- a/package/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/openssl/Makefile
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ define Build/Configure
 		./Configure linux-openwrt \
 			--prefix=/usr \
 			--openssldir=/etc/ssl \
-			-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
-			-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -ldl \
+			$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) \
+			$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -ldl \
 			-DOPENSSL_SMALL_FOOTPRINT \
 			$(OPENSSL_NO_CIPHERS) \
 			$(OPENSSL_OPTIONS) \