diff --git a/libs/gpgme/Makefile b/libs/gpgme/Makefile
index ce7cbfc95820c..d6bf31dab900c 100644
--- a/libs/gpgme/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gpgme/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gpgme
 PKG_VERSION:=2.1.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += ac_cv_path_GPGRT_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgrt-config"
+
 define Package/libgpgme
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries