diff --git a/package/json-glib/json-glib.mk b/package/json-glib/json-glib.mk
index cd53f24cee..e216af20b1 100644
--- a/package/json-glib/json-glib.mk
+++ b/package/json-glib/json-glib.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ JSON_GLIB_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	libglib2
 
+HOST_JSON_GLIB_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-pkgconf \
+	host-libglib2
+
+HOST_JSON_GLIB_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-Dgtk_doc=disabled \
+	-Dtests=false \
+	-Dintrospection=disabled
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
 JSON_GLIB_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=enabled
 JSON_GLIB_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
@@ -34,3 +43,4 @@ endif
 JSON_GLIB_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 $(eval $(meson-package))
+$(eval $(host-meson-package))