diff --git a/admin/sudo/Makefile b/admin/sudo/Makefile
index 05551613e..e9090eea4 100644
--- a/admin/sudo/Makefile
+++ b/admin/sudo/Makefile
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ define Host/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/bin
-	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/lib/util/mksig{list,name} $(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/lib/util/mksig{list,name} $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))
diff --git a/lang/luajit/Makefile b/lang/luajit/Makefile
index c68f10ac2..3606d2416 100644
--- a/lang/luajit/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luajit/Makefile
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-		DPREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR)/host \
+		DPREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) \
 		TARGET_CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 		TARGET_LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(MAKE) $(HOST_JOBS) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-		DPREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR)/host \
+		DPREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) \
 		install
-	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/luajit-2.1.0-beta2 $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/$(PKG_NAME)
+	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/luajit-2.1.0-beta2 $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/$(PKG_NAME)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild,luajit))
diff --git a/lang/lualanes/Makefile b/lang/lualanes/Makefile
index 616129066..749709d99 100644
--- a/lang/lualanes/Makefile
+++ b/lang/lualanes/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) all \
         CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
-        LUA="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/lua" \
-        LUAC="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/luac" \
+        LUA="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/lua" \
+        LUAC="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/luac" \
         OPT_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) --std=c99 -Dpthread_yield=sched_yield"
 endef
 
diff --git a/lang/luarocks/Makefile b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
index b8b89ae99..73dbde722 100644
--- a/lang/luarocks/Makefile
+++ b/lang/luarocks/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_ARGS = \
     --prefix=$(CONFIGURE_PREFIX) \
     --sysconfdir=/etc \
-    --with-lua=$(STAGING_DIR)/host
+    --with-lua=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS = \
 	LUAROCKS_UNAME_S="Linux" \
diff --git a/lang/node/Makefile b/lang/node/Makefile
index 6cb1e205d..3a1a2f3eb 100644
--- a/lang/node/Makefile
+++ b/lang/node/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS:=
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS:= \
 	--dest-os=linux \
 	--without-snapshot \
-	--prefix=$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)
+	--prefix=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_CMD:=python ./configure
 
diff --git a/lang/perl-xml-parser/Makefile b/lang/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
index e5d3b2c88..57977c19b 100644
--- a/lang/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl-xml-parser/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=perl/host expat/host
 
 EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 EXPAT_INCPATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
-HOST_EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/lib
-HOST_EXPAT_INCPATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/include
+HOST_EXPAT_LIBPATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib
+HOST_EXPAT_INCPATH=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/include
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
diff --git a/lang/perl/Makefile b/lang/perl/Makefile
index 7c7f10d4e..21f0349d6 100644
--- a/lang/perl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 # Variables used during configuration/build
-HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/usr
+HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr
 
 # Filter -g3, it will break Compress-Raw-Zlib
 TARGET_CFLAGS_PERL:=$(patsubst -g3,-g,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
diff --git a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
index c64942fed..173e890a8 100644
--- a/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
+++ b/lang/perl/perlmod.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 PERL_VERSION:=5.22
 
 # Build environment
-HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/usr
+HOST_PERL_PREFIX:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_GLIBC),)
 	EXTRA_LIBS:=bsd
 	EXTRA_LIBDIRS:=$(STAGING_DIR)/lib
 endif
-PERL_CMD:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/usr/bin/perl$(PERL_VERSION).0
+PERL_CMD:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr/bin/perl$(PERL_VERSION).0
 
 MOD_CFLAGS_PERL:=-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)
 ifdef CONFIG_PERL_THREADS
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ define perlmod/host/relink
 	rm -f $(1)/Makefile.aperl
 	$(MAKE) -C $(1) perl
 	$(CP) $(1)/perl $(PERL_CMD)
-	$(CP) $(1)/perl $(STAGING_DIR)/host/usr/bin/perl
+	$(CP) $(1)/perl $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr/bin/perl
 endef
 
 define perlmod/host/Configure
diff --git a/lang/php7/Makefile b/lang/php7/Makefile
index ccfc54f64..6b4377fed 100644
--- a/lang/php7/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php7/Makefile
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	ac_cv_c_bigendian_php=$(if $(CONFIG_BIG_ENDIAN),yes,no) \
 	php_cv_cc_rpath="no" \
 	iconv_impl_name="gnu_libiconv" \
-	ac_cv_php_xml2_config_path="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/xml2-config" \
+	ac_cv_php_xml2_config_path="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/xml2-config" \
 
 define Package/php7/conffiles
 /etc/php.ini
diff --git a/lang/python-cffi/Makefile b/lang/python-cffi/Makefile
index b8a50009d..b6d15fd6a 100644
--- a/lang/python-cffi/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-cffi/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)")
+	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)")
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/lang/python-packages/Makefile b/lang/python-packages/Makefile
index f12b78e4d..701f0e6c4 100644
--- a/lang/python-packages/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-packages/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-envs:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packa
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-extra-deps:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-extra-deps))
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-pip-opts:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-pip-opts))
 
-HOST_PYTHON_PIP:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/pip$(PYTHON_VERSION)
+HOST_PYTHON_PIP:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/pip$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 
 decr=$(word $(1),0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)
 recur=$(if $(subst 0,,$(2)),$(call recur,$(1),$(call decr,$(2)),$(call $(1)$(2),$(3))),$(3))
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL=$(HOST_PYTHON_PIP) install \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-index-url), --index-url $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-index-url)) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-pip-opts), $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_python-packages-pip-opts)) \
 
-HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL_HOST:=$(call HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL,$(STAGING_DIR)/host,"")
+HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL_HOST:=$(call HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL,$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),"")
 HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL_TARGET=$(call HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL,$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(call req2dir,$(pkg)),/usr)
 HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL_CLEANUP:=$(call HOST_PYTHON_PIP_INSTALL,$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/_cleanup,/usr)
 
diff --git a/lang/python-pip/Makefile b/lang/python-pip/Makefile
index db40f8f6a..2099e63a9 100644
--- a/lang/python-pip/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-pip/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,\
-		install --root="$(STAGING_DIR)/host" --prefix="" \
+		install --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)" --prefix="" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python-ply/Makefile b/lang/python-ply/Makefile
index ba90ecb30..0b0e5537f 100644
--- a/lang/python-ply/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-ply/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)")
+	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)")
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/lang/python-pycparser/Makefile b/lang/python-pycparser/Makefile
index ff17417e7..37e6c8403 100644
--- a/lang/python-pycparser/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-pycparser/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)")
+	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,install --prefix="" --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)")
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
diff --git a/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile b/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
index 6efc433a4..1f312229f 100644
--- a/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python-setuptools/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,\
-		install --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)" --prefix="" \
+		install --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)" --prefix="" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
index 945a2ef65..6953a09d9 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ __python_host_mk_inc=1
 # For PYTHON_VERSION
 $(call include_mk, python-version.mk)
 
-# Compatibility fallback for older OpenWrt and LEDE versions
-ifeq ($(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),)
-  $(warning STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG is unset - falling back to $$(STAGING_DIR)/host)
-  STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG := $(STAGING_DIR)/host
-endif
-
 HOST_PYTHON_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)
 HOST_PYTHON_INC_DIR:=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON_LIB_DIR:=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ endef
 
 define HostPy/Compile/Default
 	$(call Build/Compile/HostPyMod,,\
-		install --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)" --prefix="" \
+		install --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)" --prefix="" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/python3/files/python3-host.mk b/lang/python3/files/python3-host.mk
index 278b90d90..8ff6dd789 100644
--- a/lang/python3/files/python3-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python3/files/python3-host.mk
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ __python3_host_mk_inc=1
 # For PYTHON3_VERSION
 $(call include_mk, python3-version.mk)
 
-# Compatibility fallback for older OpenWrt and LEDE versions
-ifeq ($(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),)
-  $(warning STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG is unset - falling back to $$(STAGING_DIR)/host)
-  STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG := $(STAGING_DIR)/host
-endif
-
 HOST_PYTHON3_DIR:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)
 HOST_PYTHON3_INC_DIR:=$(HOST_PYTHON3_DIR)/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON3_LIB_DIR:=$(HOST_PYTHON3_DIR)/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ endef
 
 define HostPy3/Compile/Default
 	$(call Build/Compile/HostPy3Mod,,\
-		install --root="$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)" --prefix="" \
+		install --root="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)" --prefix="" \
 		--single-version-externally-managed \
 	)
 endef
diff --git a/lang/ruby/Makefile b/lang/ruby/Makefile
index 0bf708ff2..7d56dee33 100644
--- a/lang/ruby/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ endef
 define Host/Install
 	# When ruby version is updated, make install asks in some cases before replace
 	# an existing different file. Remove them before install and avoid the interaction
-	rm -f $(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/bin/rake
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/rake
 	$(call Host/Install/Default)
 endef
 
diff --git a/libs/boost/Makefile b/libs/boost/Makefile
index d645a3d3d..45e9c6282 100644
--- a/libs/boost/Makefile
+++ b/libs/boost/Makefile
@@ -417,11 +417,11 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
 
 	$(CP) \
 		$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/build/src/engine/bin.*/b2 \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
 endef
 
 define Package/boost/Default/install
diff --git a/libs/glib2/Makefile b/libs/glib2/Makefile
index 013e23b16..48166e8fa 100644
--- a/libs/glib2/Makefile
+++ b/libs/glib2/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	glib_cv_stack_grows=no \
 	glib_cv_uscore=no \
-	ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/glib-genmarshal \
+	ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/glib-genmarshal \
 	ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=yes \
 	ac_cv_func_posix_getpwuid_r=yes \
 	ac_cv_func_posix_getgrgid_r=yes
diff --git a/libs/libgd/Makefile b/libs/libgd/Makefile
index 0309ff28c..374998264 100644
--- a/libs/libgd/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libgd/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--without-iconv
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
-	LIBPNG12_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/libpng12-config" \
+	LIBPNG12_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/libpng12-config" \
 	ac_cv_header_iconv_h=no
 
 define Build/InstallDev
diff --git a/libs/libgee/Makefile b/libs/libgee/Makefile
index 9be56482d..27b353c16 100644
--- a/libs/libgee/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libgee/Makefile
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/share/vala-0.30/vapi/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/share/vala-0.30/vapi/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
                 $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/vala/vapi/* \
-                $(STAGING_DIR)/host/share/vala-0.30/vapi
+                $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/share/vala-0.30/vapi
 endef
 
 define Package/libgee/install
diff --git a/libs/libgpg-error/Makefile b/libs/libgpg-error/Makefile
index 27e5e0954..999058632 100644
--- a/libs/libgpg-error/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libgpg-error/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(SED) \
 		's,^\(prefix\|exec_prefix\)=.*,\1=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr,g' \
 		$(2)/bin/gpg-error-config
-	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/gpg-error-config $(1)/usr/bin/gpg-error-config
+	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/gpg-error-config $(1)/usr/bin/gpg-error-config
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
diff --git a/libs/libmraa/Makefile b/libs/libmraa/Makefile
index 1bff5ff99..69085691b 100644
--- a/libs/libmraa/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libmraa/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS=-DBUILDARCH=$(CONFIG_ARCH) \
 	-DENABLEEXAMPLES=0 \
-	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/node \
-	-DSWIG_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin
+	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/node \
+	-DSWIG_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS+=-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/node
 
diff --git a/libs/libupm/Makefile b/libs/libupm/Makefile
index c1eaad16e..cb7add6d9 100644
--- a/libs/libupm/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libupm/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ UPM_MODULES:= \
 	th02 tm1637 tsl2561 ttp223 ublox6 uln200xa waterlevel wheelencoder wt5001 yg1006 zfm20
 
 CMAKE_OPTIONS=-DBUILDARCH=$(CONFIG_ARCH) \
-	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/node \
-	-DSWIG_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin
+	-DNODE_EXECUTABLE=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/node \
+	-DSWIG_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
 
 define Package/libupm/Default
   SECTION:=libs
diff --git a/libs/libxslt/Makefile b/libs/libxslt/Makefile
index 955073a00..5ca407c4a 100644
--- a/libs/libxslt/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libxslt/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev/Xslt
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/xslt-config \
 		$(2)/bin/
 
-	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/xslt-config $(1)/usr/bin/xslt-config
+	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/xslt-config $(1)/usr/bin/xslt-config
 
 	$(SED) \
 		's,^\(prefix\|exec_prefix\)=.*,\1=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr,g' \
diff --git a/libs/libzdb/Makefile b/libs/libzdb/Makefile
index a8fcf30c2..c4f38f45b 100644
--- a/libs/libzdb/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libzdb/Makefile
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ define Host/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin
-	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/bin/filterh $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/bin/filterh $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))
diff --git a/libs/libzdb/patches/020-filterh-use-host-built-version.patch b/libs/libzdb/patches/020-filterh-use-host-built-version.patch
index 1edfd77b3..7495fbc0b 100644
--- a/libs/libzdb/patches/020-filterh-use-host-built-version.patch
+++ b/libs/libzdb/patches/020-filterh-use-host-built-version.patch
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ diff -rupN libzdb-3.0.orig/Makefile.am libzdb-3.0/Makefile.am
  RE2C		= @RE2C@
  RE2CFLAGS       = -b
 -FILTERH         = ./tools/bin/filterh
-+FILTERH         = $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/filterh
++FILTERH         = $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/filterh
  
  AM_CPPFLAGS     = $(CPPFLAGS) $(DBCPPFLAGS)
  AM_CPPFLAGS     += -Isrc -Isrc/util -Isrc/net -Isrc/db -Isrc/exceptions
diff --git a/libs/postgresql/Makefile b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
index f27fa1e39..05071468d 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ endef
 define Host/Install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/bin/pg_config/pg_config $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone/zic $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/src/timezone/zic $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/
 endef
 
 define Build/Configure
 	$(Build/Configure/Default)
-	$(SED) 's@ECPG = ../../preproc/ecpg@ECPG = $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/ecpg@' $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile.regress
+	$(SED) 's@ECPG = ../../preproc/ecpg@ECPG = $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/ecpg@' $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/Makefile.regress
 endef
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -lpthread
diff --git a/libs/protobuf/Makefile b/libs/protobuf/Makefile
index 1e70a12fc..93d538a0a 100644
--- a/libs/protobuf/Makefile
+++ b/libs/protobuf/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define Package/protobuf/description
  of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
 endef
 
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-protoc=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/protoc
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-protoc=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/protoc
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
diff --git a/multimedia/grilo/Makefile b/multimedia/grilo/Makefile
index 66875d5da..2daa0d573 100644
--- a/multimedia/grilo/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/grilo/Makefile
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/share/vala-0.30/vapi/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/share/vala-0.30/vapi/
 	# Note: this are compiled elsewhere because grilo refuses to
 	# generate VAPI files unless gobject-introspection exists;
 	# OpenWrt does not yet have a gobject-introspection package.
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) \
 		./files/*.vapi \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/host/share/vala-0.30/vapi
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/share/vala-0.30/vapi
 endef
 
 define Package/grilo/install
diff --git a/net/nfs-kernel-server/Makefile b/net/nfs-kernel-server/Makefile
index 26ff4bdd6..e2d68384a 100644
--- a/net/nfs-kernel-server/Makefile
+++ b/net/nfs-kernel-server/Makefile
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 	INSTALLSUID="install -m 4755" \
 	DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
-	RPCGEN_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/rpcgen \
-	RPCGEN=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/rpcgen
+	RPCGEN_PATH=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/rpcgen \
+	RPCGEN=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/rpcgen
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += -Dlinux
 
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ define Host/Compile
 endef
 
 define Host/Install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/rpcgen/rpcgen $(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/rpcgen
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/tools/rpcgen/rpcgen $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/rpcgen
 endef
 
 define Package/nfs-kernel-server/install
diff --git a/net/prosody/Makefile b/net/prosody/Makefile
index 0942a626f..f5a4ac63e 100644
--- a/net/prosody/Makefile
+++ b/net/prosody/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 	# this is *NOT* GNU autoconf stuff
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); ./configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
-		--with-lua="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin" \
+		--with-lua="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin" \
 		--with-lua-include="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
 		--with-lua-lib="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" \
 		--cflags="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
diff --git a/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/010-Makefile.patch b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/010-Makefile.patch
index d8b1ae8a0..a30abbd04 100644
--- a/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/010-Makefile.patch
+++ b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/010-Makefile.patch
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ diff -rupN seafile-ccnet-5.1.1.orig/lib/Makefile.am seafile-ccnet-5.1.1/lib/Make
  ccnet-object.h: ${ccnet_object_define}
  	rm -f $@
 -	valac --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define} -C -H ccnet-object.h
-+	"$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/valac" --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define} -C -H ccnet-object.h
++	"$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/valac" --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define} -C -H ccnet-object.h
  
  ccnetobj.c: ${ccnet_object_define}
  	rm -f $@
 -	valac -C --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define}
-+	"$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/valac" -C --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define}
++	"$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/valac" -C --pkg posix ${ccnet_object_define}
  
  searpc_gen = searpc-signature.h searpc-marshal.h
  
diff --git a/net/seafile-server/patches/050-libseafile-makefile-fixes.patch b/net/seafile-server/patches/050-libseafile-makefile-fixes.patch
index d83a0974d..38c5ad4d1 100644
--- a/net/seafile-server/patches/050-libseafile-makefile-fixes.patch
+++ b/net/seafile-server/patches/050-libseafile-makefile-fixes.patch
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ diff -rupN seafile-server-5.1.1.orig/lib/Makefile.am seafile-server-5.1.1/lib/Ma
  seafile-object.h: ${seafile_object_define}
  	rm -f $@
 -	valac --pkg posix ${seafile_object_define} -C -H seafile-object.h
-+	"$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/valac" --pkg posix ${seafile_object_define} -C -H seafile-object.h
++	"$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/valac" --pkg posix ${seafile_object_define} -C -H seafile-object.h
  
  DISTCLEANFILES = ${searpc_gen}
  
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ diff -rupN seafile-server-5.1.1.orig/lib/Makefile.am seafile-server-5.1.1/lib/Ma
  	@rm -f vala.tmp
  	@touch vala.tmp
 -	valac -C --pkg posix $^
-+	"$(STAGING_DIR)/host/bin/valac" -C --pkg posix $^
++	"$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/valac" -C --pkg posix $^
  	@mv -f vala.tmp $@
  
  ${seafile_object_gen}: vala.stamp
diff --git a/utils/dbus/Makefile b/utils/dbus/Makefile
index 16ed227e2..0560fc6a0 100644
--- a/utils/dbus/Makefile
+++ b/utils/dbus/Makefile
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-verbose-mode \
 	--disable-xml-docs \
 	--with-dbus-user=root \
-	--with-dbus-daemondir="$(STAGIND_DIR)/host/bin" \
-	--with-system-socket="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket" \
-	--with-system-pid-file="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/var/run/dbus.pid" \
+	--with-dbus-daemondir="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin" \
+	--with-system-socket="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket" \
+	--with-system-pid-file="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/var/run/dbus.pid" \
 	--without-x \
-	--libexecdir="$(STAGING_DIR)/host/lib/dbus-1"
+	--libexecdir="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/lib/dbus-1"
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets="yes" \