diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/db/db_5.3.28.bb b/meta/recipes-support/db/db_5.3.28.bb
index e8b814e06b..3dc1da50f1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/db/db_5.3.28.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/db/db_5.3.28.bb
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ MUTEX = ""
 MUTEX_arm = "${ARM_MUTEX}"
 MUTEX_armeb = "${ARM_MUTEX}"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "${MUTEX}"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE_class-target = "LIBTOOL=${STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS}/${HOST_SYS}-libtool"
 
 # Cancel the site stuff - it's set for db3 and destroys the
 # configure.
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/db/db_6.0.30.bb b/meta/recipes-support/db/db_6.0.30.bb
index db9f0ab7c9..eac84b8383 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/db/db_6.0.30.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/db/db_6.0.30.bb
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ MUTEX = ""
 MUTEX_arm = "${ARM_MUTEX}"
 MUTEX_armeb = "${ARM_MUTEX}"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "${MUTEX}"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE_class-target = "LIBTOOL=${STAGING_BINDIR_CROSS}/${HOST_SYS}-libtool"
 
 # Cancel the site stuff - it's set for db3 and destroys the
 # configure.