diff --git a/package/libassuan/libassuan.mk b/package/libassuan/libassuan.mk
index 9553c630a2..8e827bdb80 100644
--- a/package/libassuan/libassuan.mk
+++ b/package/libassuan/libassuan.mk
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ LIBASSUAN_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-gpg-error-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 LIBASSUAN_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = libassuan-config
 
+HOST_LIBASSUAN_DEPENDENCIES = host-libgpg-error
+HOST_LIBASSUAN_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = libassuan-config
+HOST_LIBASSUAN_CONF_OPTS = --with-gpg-error-prefix=$(HOST_DIR)
+
 # Force the path to "gpgrt-config" (from the libgpg-error package) to
 # avoid using the one on host, if present.
 LIBASSUAN_CONF_ENV += GPGRT_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/gpgrt-config
+HOST_LIBASSUAN_CONF_ENV += GPGRT_CONFIG=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/gpgrt-config
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))