diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index ee31593..543c6c7 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@
 HOSTBOOT_INSTALL_TARGET = NO
 
 HOSTBOOT_ENV_VARS=$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
-    CONFIG_FILE=$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/configs/hostboot/$(BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE) \
+    CONFIG_FILE=$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/hostboot/$(BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE) \
     OPENPOWER_BUILD=1 CROSS_PREFIX=$(TARGET_CROSS) HOST_PREFIX="" HOST_BINUTILS_DIR=$(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR) \
     HOSTBOOT_VERSION=`cat $(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_FILE)` 
 
 define HOSTBOOT_APPLY_PATCHES
        if [ "$(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9)" == "y" ]; then \
-           $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/hostboot/p9Patches \*.patch; \
-           if [ -d $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/custom/patches/hostboot/p9Patches ]; then \
-               $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/custom/patches/hostboot/p9Patches \*.patch; \
+           $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/package/hostboot/p9Patches \*.patch; \
+           if [ -d $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/custom/patches/hostboot/p9Patches ]; then \
+               $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/custom/patches/hostboot/p9Patches \*.patch; \
            fi; \
        fi; \
        if [ "$(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER8)" == "y" ]; then \
-           $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/package/hostboot/p8Patches \*.patch; \
-           if [ -d $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/custom/patches/hostboot/p8Patches ]; then \
-               $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL)/custom/patches/hostboot/p8Patches \*.patch; \
+           $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/package/hostboot/p8Patches \*.patch; \
+           if [ -d $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/custom/patches/hostboot/p8Patches ]; then \
+               $(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/custom/patches/hostboot/p8Patches \*.patch; \
            fi; \
        fi;
 endef