diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/__init__.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/__init__.py
index 7fdfdaa4fa..2ee68fefb1 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/__init__.py
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ class DpkgPM(OpkgDpkgPM):
         if not pkgs:
             return
 
+        os.environ['D'] = self.target_rootfs
+        os.environ['OFFLINE_ROOT'] = self.target_rootfs
+        os.environ['IPKG_OFFLINE_ROOT'] = self.target_rootfs
+        os.environ['OPKG_OFFLINE_ROOT'] = self.target_rootfs
         os.environ['INTERCEPT_DIR'] = self.intercepts_dir
 
         if with_dependencies: