diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index 8313dbfbb3..4dfa055db9 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ define Host/Configure
   $(call Host/Configure/Default)
 endef
 
+HOST_MAKE_PATH ?= .
+
 define Host/Compile/Default
 	+$(HOST_MAKE_VARS) \
-	$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
+	$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(HOST_MAKE_PATH) \
 		$(HOST_MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		$(1)
 endef