3 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index e29821f199..d95afb7b9b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ python base_eventhandler() {
         oe.utils.features_backfill("DISTRO_FEATURES", e.data)
         oe.utils.features_backfill("MACHINE_FEATURES", e.data)
         # Works with the line in layer.conf which changes PATH to point here
-        setup_hosttools_dir(d.expand('${TMPDIR}/hosttools'), 'HOSTTOOLS', d)
-        setup_hosttools_dir(d.expand('${TMPDIR}/hosttools'), 'HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL', d, fatal=False)
+        setup_hosttools_dir(d.getVar('HOSTTOOLS_DIR'), 'HOSTTOOLS', d)
+        setup_hosttools_dir(d.getVar('HOSTTOOLS_DIR'), 'HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL', d, fatal=False)
 
     if isinstance(e, bb.event.BuildStarted):
         localdata = bb.data.createCopy(e.data)
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}"