diff --git a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
index e2c2c1b118..1c33bdcb5e 100644
--- a/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
+++ b/package/module-init-tools/module-init-tools.mk
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ cross-depmod26-clean:
 cross-depmod26-dirclean:
 	rm -rf $(MODULE_INIT_TOOLS_DIR2)
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(CONFIG_BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX)),y)
+HOST_SOURCE+=module-init-tools-source
+endif
+
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