diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.4.5.bb b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.4.5.bb
index b65e042..173402a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.4.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/apr/apr_1.4.5.bb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ apr_sysroot_preprocess () {
 	cp ${S}/build/apr_rules.mk $d/
 	sed -i s,apr_builddir=.*,apr_builddir=,g $d/apr_rules.mk
 	sed -i s,apr_builders=.*,apr_builders=,g $d/apr_rules.mk
-	sed -i s,LIBTOOL=.*,LIBTOOL=\$\(SHELL\)\ ${TARGET_PREFIX}libtool,g $d/apr_rules.mk
+	sed -i s,LIBTOOL=.*,LIBTOOL=\$\(SHELL\)\ ${HOST_SYS}-libtool,g $d/apr_rules.mk
 	sed -i s,\$\(apr_builders\),${STAGING_DATADIR}/apr/,g $d/apr_rules.mk
 	cp ${S}/build/mkdir.sh $d/
 	cp ${S}/build/make_exports.awk $d/