diff --git a/package/libunistring/libunistring.mk b/package/libunistring/libunistring.mk
index 3234ddcfa..fd77d1242 100644
--- a/package/libunistring/libunistring.mk
+++ b/package/libunistring/libunistring.mk
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ LIBUNISTRING_CONF_OPTS += --disable-threads
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))