diff --git a/package/python-appdirs/python-appdirs.mk b/package/python-appdirs/python-appdirs.mk
index 222aadbb29..3ecf281db0 100644
--- a/package/python-appdirs/python-appdirs.mk
+++ b/package/python-appdirs/python-appdirs.mk
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ PYTHON_APPDIRS_LICENSE = MIT
 PYTHON_APPDIRS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.txt
 
 $(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))