diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index aa6743e6881..dd0b8ecddea 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=!USE_GLIBC:argp-standalone
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
 define Package/elfutils/Default
@@ -99,4 +98,3 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libelf))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libdw))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libasm))
-$(eval $(call HostBuild))