diff --git a/libs/unixodbc/Makefile b/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
index 966848ac3..fad277eac 100644
--- a/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ endef
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/*.h $(1)/usr/include/
+	# Save autoconf config.h file for host build
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.h $(1)/usr/include/unixodbc_ac_config.h
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/* $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
@@ -131,7 +133,9 @@ endef
 
 define Host/Configure
 	$(call Host/Configure/Default)
-	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.h $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+	# copy target autoconf config.h file for host build
+	cp $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/unixodbc_ac_config.h $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+	sed -i -e 's!\(LIB_PREFIX \).*$$$$!\1"$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib"!' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/config.h
 	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/unixodbc_conf.h $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
 endef