diff --git a/package/lzip/lzip.mk b/package/lzip/lzip.mk
index 4088662de2..72742240a5 100644
--- a/package/lzip/lzip.mk
+++ b/package/lzip/lzip.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endef
 
 define HOST_LZIP_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); $(HOST_MAKE_ENV) ./configure --prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
-		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) )
+		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) CC="$(HOSTCC_NOCCACHE)" CXX="$(HOSTCXX_NOCCACHE)")
 endef
 
 define LZIP_BUILD_CMDS
diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index b03d7263b1..f03f1d930f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -559,10 +559,14 @@ ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton,$(1)),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_TAR_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz,$(1)),)
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip,$(1)),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_XZCAT_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip,$(1)),)
+$(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $(BR2_LZIP_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
+endif
+
 # Eliminate duplicates in dependencies
 $(2)_FINAL_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_DEPENDENCIES))
 $(2)_FINAL_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES = $$(sort $$($(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES))
diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-lzip.mk b/support/dependencies/check-host-lzip.mk
index 00cdd0a236..cdd784058c 100644
--- a/support/dependencies/check-host-lzip.mk
+++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-lzip.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifeq (,$(call suitable-host-package,lzip,$(LZCAT)))
-DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ += host-lzip
+BR2_LZIP_HOST_DEPENDENCY = host-lzip
 EXTRACTOR_DEPENDENCY_PRECHECKED_EXTENSIONS += .lz
 LZCAT = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/lzip -d -c
 endif