diff --git a/package/gluon.mk b/package/gluon.mk
index 199ef863..a2aab619 100644
--- a/package/gluon.mk
+++ b/package/gluon.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ shell-verbatim = $(call shell-unescape,$(call shell-escape,$(1)))
 
 
 define GluonCheckSite
-[ -z "$$IPKG_INSTROOT" ] || "${TOPDIR}/staging_dir/hostpkg/bin/lua" "$$IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/gluon/check-site.lua" <<'END__GLUON__CHECK__SITE'
+[ -z "$$STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG" ] || PATH="$$STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG/bin:$$PATH"
+lua "$$IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/gluon/check-site.lua" <<'END__GLUON__CHECK__SITE'
 $(call shell-verbatim,cat '$(1)')
 END__GLUON__CHECK__SITE
 endef