diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index c84afa0b19..495a075809 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -200,6 +200,16 @@ define AUTORECONF_HOOK
 	fi
 endef
 
+# This must be repeated from GENTARGETS_INNER, otherwise we get an empty
+# _DEPENDENCIES if _AUTORECONF is YES.  Also filter the result of _AUTORECONF
+# away from the non-host rule
+ifndef $(2)_DEPENDENCIES
+ ifdef $(3)_DEPENDENCIES
+  $(2)_DEPENDENCIES = $(filter-out host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool,\
+    $(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES))))
+ endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($$($(2)_AUTORECONF),YES)
 $(2)_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += AUTORECONF_HOOK
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool
diff --git a/package/Makefile.package.in b/package/Makefile.package.in
index e85eb15490..a27804b811 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.package.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.package.in
@@ -542,7 +542,12 @@ $(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR = $($(2)_SITE)
 endif
 endif
 
-$(2)_DEPENDENCIES		?=
+ifndef $(2)_DEPENDENCIES
+ ifdef $(3)_DEPENDENCIES
+  $(2)_DEPENDENCIES = $(patsubst host-host-%,host-%,$(addprefix host-,$($(3)_DEPENDENCIES)))
+ endif
+endif
+
 $(2)_INSTALL_STAGING		?= NO
 $(2)_INSTALL_IMAGES		?= NO
 $(2)_INSTALL_TARGET		?= YES