diff --git a/package/popt/popt.mk b/package/popt/popt.mk
index 98f438d93..fd25caad9 100644
--- a/package/popt/popt.mk
+++ b/package/popt/popt.mk
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ POPT_CONF_OPT += --with-libiconv-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,host))