diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index e5f20fff22..49340ce3e4 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -238,4 +238,4 @@ prereq: $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkhash $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/xxd
 
 # Install ldconfig stub
 $(eval $(call TestHostCommand,ldconfig-stub,Failed to install stub, \
-	$(LN) $(firstword $(wildcard /bin/true /usr/bin/true)) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/ldconfig))
+	$(LN) $(SCRIPT_DIR)/noop.sh $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/ldconfig))
diff --git a/scripts/noop.sh b/scripts/noop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..96b71fe3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/noop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This script does nothing, intentionally.