diff --git a/packages/devel/glib-host/build b/packages/devel/glib-host/build
index 4e033597c2..e4a7dba6ee 100755
--- a/packages/devel/glib-host/build
+++ b/packages/devel/glib-host/build
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build dbus-host
 $SCRIPTS/unpack glib
 
 setup_toolchain host
diff --git a/packages/devel/glib-host/meta b/packages/devel/glib-host/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83889ebb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/glib-host/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+PKG_NAME="glib-host"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
+PKG_DEPENDS=""
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain dbus-host"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="devel"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="glib-host: C support library"
+PKG_LONGDESC="GLib is a library which includes support routines for C such as lists, trees, hashes, memory allocation, and many other things."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"