diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_bdftopcf/xapp_bdftopcf.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_bdftopcf/xapp_bdftopcf.mk
index ebdcda5756..489bbba4be 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_bdftopcf/xapp_bdftopcf.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_bdftopcf/xapp_bdftopcf.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ XAPP_BDFTOPCF_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_BDFTOPCF_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_BDFTOPCF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XAPP_BDFTOPCF_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libXfont
+HOST_XAPP_BDFTOPCF_DEPENDENCIES = host-xlib_libXfont
 
 # needed for linking against libXfont
 XAPP_BDFTOPCF_MAKE_OPTS += LIBS=-ldl