diff --git a/package/hexedit/hexedit.mk b/package/hexedit/hexedit.mk
index 3cbc26d22c..d77c44d0fe 100644
--- a/package/hexedit/hexedit.mk
+++ b/package/hexedit/hexedit.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ HEXEDIT_SITE = $(call github,pixel,hexedit,$(HEXEDIT_VERSION))
 HEXEDIT_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses parted 
 
 define HEXEDIT_INITSH
-	(cd $(@D) && ./autogen.sh);
+	(cd $(@D) && PATH="../../host/bin:${PATH}" ./autogen.sh);
 endef
 
 HEXEDIT_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += HEXEDIT_INITSH
diff --git a/package/nwipe/nwipe.mk b/package/nwipe/nwipe.mk
index 18fc2af08a..293d32a632 100644
--- a/package/nwipe/nwipe.mk
+++ b/package/nwipe/nwipe.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NWIPE_SITE = $(call github,PartialVolume,nwipe,$(NWIPE_VERSION))
 NWIPE_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses parted dmidecode coreutils
 
 define NWIPE_INITSH
-	(cd $(@D) && cp ../../../package/nwipe/002-nwipe-banner-patch.sh $(@D) && ./002-nwipe-banner-patch.sh  && ./autogen.sh);
+	(cd $(@D) && cp ../../../package/nwipe/002-nwipe-banner-patch.sh $(@D) && ./002-nwipe-banner-patch.sh  && PATH="../../host/bin:${PATH}" ./autogen.sh);
 endef
 
 NWIPE_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += NWIPE_INITSH