diff --git a/package/libtool/libtool.mk b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
index 8688f8b20c..1d066bd1ec 100644
--- a/package/libtool/libtool.mk
+++ b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIBTOOL_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/libtool
 LIBTOOL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBTOOL_CONF_ENV = HELP2MAN=true
 LIBTOOL_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
+HOST_LIBTOOL_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 LIBTOOL_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 LIBTOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING