diff --git a/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile b/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
index eeb7870f07..60b51146af 100644
--- a/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
 
@@ -56,3 +57,4 @@ define Package/libjson-c/install
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libjson-c))
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))