diff --git a/payloads/external/FILO/Makefile b/payloads/external/FILO/Makefile
index 13d3e8f318..c5791bf34e 100644
--- a/payloads/external/FILO/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/FILO/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config: libpayload
 
 filo: config
 	echo "    MAKE       FILO $(NAME-y)"
-	$(MAKE) -C filo
+	$(MAKE) -C filo LIBCONFIG_PATH=../../../libpayload
 
 libpayload: checkout
 	cd ../../libpayload && $(MAKE) defconfig && \