2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index bab7016fba..a24be0551d 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ export PATH
 # Build utility info.
 ##################################################################
 
+# Directory where host tools are copied
+HOSTTOOLS_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/hosttools"
+
 # Tools needed to run builds with OE-Core
 HOSTTOOLS += " \
     [ ar as awk basename bash bzip2 cat chgrp chmod chown chrpath cmp cp cpio \
diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 739d82ea56..fc165021c5 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
 "
 
 # We need to keep bitbake tools in PATH
-PATH := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.utils.which(d.getVar('PATH'),'bitbake'))}:${TMPDIR}/hosttools"
+PATH := "${@os.path.dirname(bb.utils.which(d.getVar('PATH'),'bitbake'))}:${HOSTTOOLS_DIR}"