diff --git a/package/nfs-server/Makefile b/package/nfs-server/Makefile
index 6bc126d3e..29b6f08ba 100644
--- a/package/nfs-server/Makefile
+++ b/package/nfs-server/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured:
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -rf config.{cache,status} ; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
+		CPPFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+		LDFLAGS="-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" \
 		./configure \
 		  --target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 		  --host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \