diff --git a/package/grub2/Makefile b/package/grub2/Makefile
index 2a2244a7d6a..b606f54be18 100644
--- a/package/grub2/Makefile
+++ b/package/grub2/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-nls
 
 HOST_MAKE_FLAGS += \
-	TARGET_RANLIB=$(TARGET_RANLIB)
+	TARGET_RANLIB=$(TARGET_RANLIB) \
+	LIBLZMA=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/liblzma.a
 
 define Host/Configure
 	$(SED) 's,(RANLIB),(TARGET_RANLIB),' $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/grub-core/Makefile.in