diff --git a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
index 5c3a6ef54f..cc1034c103 100644
--- a/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
+++ b/package/mpfr/mpfr.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ MPFR_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
 MPFR_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSER
 MPFR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 MPFR_DEPENDENCIES = gmp
+HOST_MPFR_DEPENDENCIES = host-gmp
 MPFR_MAKE_OPTS = RANLIB=$(TARGET_RANLIB)
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))