diff --git a/package/opkg/Makefile b/package/opkg/Makefile
index d262a70e72..91db724767 100644
--- a/package/opkg/Makefile
+++ b/package/opkg/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=opkg
 PKG_REV:=4564
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=svn
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		HOST_CPU="$(ARCH)" \
 		all install
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/opkg/patches/004-host_cpu.patch b/package/opkg/patches/004-host_cpu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f70d502343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/opkg/patches/004-host_cpu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/libbb/Makefile.am
++++ b/libbb/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ HOST_CPU=@host_cpu@
+ BUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@
+-ALL_CFLAGS=-g -O -Wall -DHOST_CPU_STR=\"@host_cpu@\" -DBUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@
++ALL_CFLAGS=-g -O -Wall -DHOST_CPU_STR=\"$(HOST_CPU)\" -DBUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@
+ 
+ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libbb.la
+ 
+--- a/libopkg/Makefile.am
++++ b/libopkg/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ 
+-AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -Werror -DHOST_CPU_STR=\"@host_cpu@\" -DBUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@ -DLIBDIR=\"@libdir@\" -DOPKGLIBDIR=\"@opkglibdir@\" -DDATADIR=\"@datadir@\" -I$(top_srcdir) $(BIGENDIAN_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS) $(GPGME_CFLAGS)
++HOST_CPU=@host_cpu@
++AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -Werror -DHOST_CPU_STR=\"$(HOST_CPU)\" -DBUILD_CPU=@build_cpu@ -DLIBDIR=\"@libdir@\" -DOPKGLIBDIR=\"@opkglibdir@\" -DDATADIR=\"@datadir@\" -I$(top_srcdir) $(BIGENDIAN_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS) $(GPGME_CFLAGS)
+ 
+ libopkg_includedir=$(includedir)/libopkg
+ libopkg_include_HEADERS= opkg.h