diff --git a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
index e08669c98..adb9d2788 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/share/pkgconfig
 $(1)_config_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_build_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_stage_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
-$(1)_autoconf=./configure --host=$($($(1)_type)_host) --prefix=$($($(1)_type)_prefix) $$($(1)_config_opts) CC="$$($(1)_cc)" CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)"
+$(1)_autoconf=./configure --build=$(BUILD) --host=$($($(1)_type)_host) --prefix=$($($(1)_type)_prefix) $$($(1)_config_opts) CC="$$($(1)_cc)" CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)"
 
 ifeq ($(filter $(1),libusb unbound),)
 $(1)_autoconf += --disable-dependency-tracking