diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index fee715043c..79c29bccf6 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile/Default
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -I$(STAGING_DIR)/include -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
diff --git a/package/busybox/Makefile b/package/busybox/Makefile
index afe7c59e3f..67f7ce1816 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/busybox/Makefile
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ endef
 
 define Build/Configure
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_busybox_config.pl $(TOPDIR)/.config > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.config
-	yes '' | $(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) oldconfig
+	yes '' | PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	-C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) oldconfig
 endef
 
 define Package/busybox/install
-	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" PREFIX="$(1)" \
-		EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) install
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
+	PREFIX="$(1)" EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) install
 	-rm -rf $(1)/lib64
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/dropbear/Makefile b/package/dropbear/Makefile
index cfb2c4135e..9ffc782d94 100644
--- a/package/dropbear/Makefile
+++ b/package/dropbear/Makefile
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		PROGRAMS="dropbear dbclient dropbearkey scp" \
 		MULTI=1 SCPPROGRESS=1
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		LD="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		PROGRAMS="dropbearconvert"
 endef
 	
diff --git a/package/iptables/Makefile b/package/iptables/Makefile
index a28b8fd8ed..bf8124084c 100644
--- a/package/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/iptables/Makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	chmod a+x $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/extensions/.*-test*
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" COPT_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		KERNEL_DIR="$(LINUX_DIR)" PREFIX=/usr \
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ endef
 
 
 define Build/InstallDev
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" COPT_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		KERNEL_DIR="$(LINUX_DIR)" PREFIX=/usr \
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 89adb3efc2..2cd8ea9b25 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ SED:=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/sed -i -e
 CP:=cp -fpR
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_CCACHE),)
-  export CCACHE_DIR:=$(TOPDIR)/ccache_$(ARCH)
-  TARGET_CC:=ccache $(TARGET_CC)
+  TARGET_CC:=CCACHE_DIR=$(TOPDIR)/ccache_$(ARCH) ccache $(TARGET_CC)
 endif
 
 HOST_ARCH:=$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine | sed -e s'/-.*//' \
diff --git a/toolchain/libnotimpl/Makefile b/toolchain/libnotimpl/Makefile
index bc515ca080..214f51c5dc 100644
--- a/toolchain/libnotimpl/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/libnotimpl/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/libnotimpl
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define cc
-	$(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -c src/$(1).c -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(1).o
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(TARGET_CC) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -c src/$(1).c -o $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(1).o
 endef
 
 define Build/Prepare
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ endef
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(call cc,math)
-	$(TARGET_CROSS)ar rc $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libnotimpl.a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/*.o
+	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(TARGET_CROSS)ar rc $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libnotimpl.a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/*.o
 endef
 
 define Build/Install
diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
index bb52ee300f..a99c734b92 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/usr/include
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/usr/lib
 	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/lib
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		PREFIX=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/ \
 		DEVEL_PREFIX=/usr/ \
 		RUNTIME_PREFIX=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc_dev/ \
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ define Build/Configure
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+	PATH=$(TARGET_PATH) $(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		PREFIX= \
 		DEVEL_PREFIX=/ \
 		RUNTIME_PREFIX=/ \