diff --git a/packages/devel/m4/package.mk b/packages/devel/m4/package.mk
index e221fba4a6..a23f773c1f 100644
--- a/packages/devel/m4/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/m4/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/m4/"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_HOST="ccache:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="ccache:host"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="m4: The m4 macro processor"