diff --git a/depends/packages/capnp.mk b/depends/packages/capnp.mk
index cd9b91cf7cf..f4778c1ecdc 100644
--- a/depends/packages/capnp.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/capnp.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ $(package)_dependencies=native_$(package)
 
 define $(package)_set_vars :=
 $(package)_config_opts := --with-external-capnp
+$(package)_config_opts += CAPNP="$$(native_capnp_prefixbin)/capnp"
+$(package)_config_opts += CAPNP_CXX="$$(native_capnp_prefixbin)/capnp-c++"
 $(package)_config_opts_android := --disable-shared
 endef