diff --git a/package/dvdrw-tools/dvdrw-tools.mk b/package/dvdrw-tools/dvdrw-tools.mk
index 99923cf41..24daac1bd 100644
--- a/package/dvdrw-tools/dvdrw-tools.mk
+++ b/package/dvdrw-tools/dvdrw-tools.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ DVDRW_TOOLS_SOURCE = dvd+rw-tools-$(DVDRW_TOOLS_VERSION).tar.gz
 DVDRW_TOOLS_SITE = http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/tools
 DVDRW_TOOLS_LICENSE = GPLv2
 DVDRW_TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+DVDRW_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 
 define DVDRW_TOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ endef
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DVDRW_TOOLS_CDRKIT_BACKEND),y)
 DVDRW_TOOLS_BACKEND = genisoimage
-DVDRW_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = cdrkit
+DVDRW_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += cdrkit
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DVDRW_TOOLS_XORRISO_BACKEND),y)
 DVDRW_TOOLS_BACKEND = xorrisofs
-DVDRW_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = xorriso
+DVDRW_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += xorriso
 endif
 
 define DVDRW_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS