diff --git a/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk b/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
index 0f29ef0972..102b472d1a 100644
--- a/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
+++ b/package/libcap-ng/libcap-ng.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ LIBCAP_NG_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBCAP_NG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_swig_found=no
 LIBCAP_NG_CONF_OPTS = --without-python
 
+HOST_LIBCAP_NG_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_swig_found=no
+HOST_LIBCAP_NG_CONF_OPTS = --without-python
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))