diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_mkfontscale/xapp_mkfontscale.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_mkfontscale/xapp_mkfontscale.mk
index b99a646044..d7abf6c5bb 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_mkfontscale/xapp_mkfontscale.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_mkfontscale/xapp_mkfontscale.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ XAPP_MKFONTSCALE_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_MKFONTSCALE_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_MKFONTSCALE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XAPP_MKFONTSCALE_DEPENDENCIES = zlib freetype xlib_libfontenc xproto_xproto
+HOST_XAPP_MKFONTSCALE_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-zlib host-freetype host-xlib_libfontenc host-xproto_xproto
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))