diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index b7fb0a737f..7485f91e42 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ define Host/Exports/Default
   $(1) : export STAGING_PREFIX=$$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)
   $(1) : export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/pkgconfig:$$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/lib/pkgconfig
   $(1) : export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/lib/pkgconfig
+  $(1) : export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=$$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)
   $(if $(HOST_CONFIG_SITE),$(1) : export CONFIG_SITE:=$(HOST_CONFIG_SITE))
   $(if $(IS_PACKAGE_BUILD),$(1) : export PATH=$$(TARGET_PATH_PKG))
 endef
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index f03cb15f05..c391d320aa 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ define Build/Exports/Default
   $(1) : export CONFIG_SITE:=$$(CONFIG_SITE)
   $(1) : export PKG_CONFIG_PATH:=$$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
   $(1) : export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR:=$$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
+  $(1) : export GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES:=$$(BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 Build/Exports=$(Build/Exports/Default)