diff --git a/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb b/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
index f7850d1413..f1ea534d5f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/db/db_4.2.52.bb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "${MUTEX}"
 CONFIG_SITE = ""
 do_configure() {
 	rm -f ${S}/config.sub
-	cp ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/share/gnu-config/config.sub ${S}/config.sub 
+	cp ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/gnu-config/config.sub ${S}/config.sub 
 	oe_runconf
 }