diff --git a/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk b/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
index 586b81ace8..107de79383 100644
--- a/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
+++ b/package/diffutils/diffutils.mk
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ DIFFUTILS_CONF_ENV += gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))