diff --git a/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk b/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
index bc02e0dc93..10a13dfda9 100644
--- a/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
+++ b/package/netopeer2/netopeer2.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ NETOPEER2_SITE = $(call github,CESNET,Netopeer2,v$(NETOPEER2_VERSION))
 NETOPEER2_DL_SUBDIR = netopeer2
 NETOPEER2_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 NETOPEER2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
-NETOPEER2_DEPENDENCIES = libnetconf2 libyang sysrepo
+NETOPEER2_DEPENDENCIES = libnetconf2 libyang sysrepo host-sysrepo
 
 NETOPEER2_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILD_CLI=$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NETOPEER2_CLI),ON,OFF)
 
+NETOPEER2_MAKE_ENV = SYSREPOCTL_EXECUTABLE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/sysrepoctl
+
 define NETOPEER2_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -D package/netopeer2/S52netopeer2 \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S52netopeer2