1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index c0893a6cda..c97e36eeb2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ IPKGCONF_SDK =  "${WORKDIR}/opkg-sdk.conf"
 
 PKGWRITEDIRIPK = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-ipks"
 
+# Program to be used to build opkg packages
+OPKGBUILDCMD ??= "opkg-build"
+
 python package_ipk_fn () {
         bb.data.setVar('PKGFN', bb.data.getVar('PKG',d), d)
 }