diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index c0893a6..c97e36e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ IPKGCONF_SDK =  "${WORKDIR}/opkg-sdk.conf"
 
 PKGWRITEDIRIPK = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-ipks"
 
+# Program to be used to build opkg packages
+OPKGBUILDCMD ??= "opkg-build"
+
 python package_ipk_fn () {
 	bb.data.setVar('PKGFN', bb.data.getVar('PKG',d), d)
 }
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index e2c1b6f..0d05805 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -623,10 +623,6 @@ MKTEMPCMD = "mktemp -q ${TMPBASE}"
 
 export PATCH_GET="0"
 
-# Program to be used to build opkg packages
-
-OPKGBUILDCMD = "opkg-build -o 0 -g 0"
-
 ##################################################################
 # Not sure about the rest of this yet.
 ##################################################################