diff --git a/build/meta-rootfs/recipes-rootfs/buildroot/buildroot_2024.11.bb b/build/meta-rootfs/recipes-rootfs/buildroot/buildroot_2024.11.bb
index da79dc379..7373a9abc 100644
--- a/build/meta-rootfs/recipes-rootfs/buildroot/buildroot_2024.11.bb
+++ b/build/meta-rootfs/recipes-rootfs/buildroot/buildroot_2024.11.bb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ do_build () {
 	bbnote "Building buildroot based rootfs..."
 
 	cd ${IB_TARGET}
-	make  O=${IB_ROOTFS_PATH} BR2_EXTERNAL_DIRS=.. BR2_DL_DIR="${IB_BUILDROOT_DL_DIR}" --no-print-directory
+	make  O=${IB_ROOTFS_PATH} BR2_DL_DIR="${IB_BUILDROOT_DL_DIR}" --no-print-directory
 }
 
 do_clean[nostamp] = "1"