diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a4fabc6..b3275a74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ all: all-filtered
 
 # Build native requirements for certain systems
 OS_SHORT_NAME   := $(call lc,$(shell lsb_release -sc 2>/dev/null || uname -s))
-MXE_PLUGIN_DIRS += $(realpath $(TOP_DIR)/plugins/native/$(OS_SHORT_NAME))
+override MXE_PLUGIN_DIRS += $(realpath $(TOP_DIR)/plugins/native/$(OS_SHORT_NAME))
 
 .PHONY: check-requirements
 define CHECK_REQUIREMENT