diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.44.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.44.bb
index 99b5ce178d..79bcac2025 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.44.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/binutils_2.44.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require binutils-${PV}.inc
 DEPENDS += "zlib perl-native"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=/ \
+                --with-libtool-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
                 --enable-install-libbfd \
                 --enable-install-libiberty \
                 --enable-shared \