diff --git a/package/libpng/libpng.mk b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
index 5f469af165..0dfc53590f 100644
--- a/package/libpng/libpng.mk
+++ b/package/libpng/libpng.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBPNG_LICENSE = libpng license
 LIBPNG_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LIBPNG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBPNG_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf zlib
+HOST_LIBPNG_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-zlib
 LIBPNG_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = libpng$(LIBPNG_SERIES)-config libpng-config
 LIBPNG_CONF_OPTS = $(if $(BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_NEON),--enable-arm-neon=yes,--enable-arm-neon=no)