diff --git a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
index 9980c66..185a4ef 100644
--- a/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
+++ b/build-data/packages/vpp.mk
@@ -19,18 +19,22 @@
 CMAKE?=cmake
 endif
 
+vpp_cmake_prefix_path  = /opt/vpp/external/$(shell uname -m)
+vpp_cmake_prefix_path += $(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)external
+vpp_cmake_prefix_path := $(subst $() $(),;,$(vpp_cmake_prefix_path))
+
 vpp_cmake_args ?=
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_CFLAGS)"
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS="$($(TAG)_TAG_LDFLAGS)"
-vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH="$(PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIR)/../dpdk"
+vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH="$(vpp_cmake_prefix_path)"
 
 # Use devtoolset on centos 7
 ifneq ($(wildcard /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/enable),)
 vpp_cmake_args += -DCMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH:PATH="/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/bin"
 endif
 
-vpp_configure_depend += dpdk-install
+vpp_configure_depend += external-install
 vpp_configure = \
   cd $(PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR) && \
   $(CMAKE) -G Ninja $(vpp_cmake_args) $(call find_source_fn,$(PACKAGE_SOURCE))