diff --git a/package/libnl/libnl.mk b/package/libnl/libnl.mk
index a0441b7835..b1254d2ba0 100644
--- a/package/libnl/libnl.mk
+++ b/package/libnl/libnl.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ LIBNL_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 LIBNL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBNL_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf
 
+HOST_LIBNL_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex host-pkgconf
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL_TOOLS),y)
 LIBNL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-cli
 else
@@ -27,3 +29,4 @@ LIBNL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-unit-tests
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))