diff --git a/package/libgpgme/libgpgme.mk b/package/libgpgme/libgpgme.mk
index 21a0b30d3b..eb63b7c013 100644
--- a/package/libgpgme/libgpgme.mk
+++ b/package/libgpgme/libgpgme.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ LIBGPGME_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-cpp-test \
 	--enable-languages=$(subst $(space),$(comma),$(LIBGPGME_LANGUAGE_BINDINGS))
 
+# Force the path to "gpgrt-config" (from the libgpg-error package) to
+# avoid using the one on host, if present.
+LIBGPGME_CONF_ENV += GPGRT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgrt-config
+
 # Handle argp-standalone or it errors out during build
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),y)
 # musl libc does not define error_t in errno.h, but argp.h does.