diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index 6aefe0b89..5544a82e3 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host.mk
 -include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/modules-$(KERNEL).mk
 
 LINUX_SOURCE:=linux-$(LINUX_VERSION).tar.bz2
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index b9859dbd3..be269e77f 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ RSTRIP:= \
 
 # where to build (and put) .ipk packages
 IPKG:= \
+  PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/bin:$(PATH)" \
   IPKG_TMP=$(BUILD_DIR)/tmp \
   IPKG_INSTROOT=$(TARGET_DIR) \
   IPKG_CONF_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/etc \