diff --git a/package/traceroute/traceroute.mk b/package/traceroute/traceroute.mk
index d01c62d5ea..367e3c7ad2 100644
--- a/package/traceroute/traceroute.mk
+++ b/package/traceroute/traceroute.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TRACEROUTE_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
 endif
 
 define TRACEROUTE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) VPATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE" -C $(@D)
 endef