diff --git a/package/kernel/bpf-headers/Makefile b/package/kernel/bpf-headers/Makefile
index 5f5b89370d7..df24bfa13f7 100644
--- a/package/kernel/bpf-headers/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/bpf-headers/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ define Package/bpf-headers
   HIDDEN:=1
 endef
 
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH:=
+
 export HOST_EXTRACFLAGS=-I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include
 
 KERNEL_MAKE := \