diff --git a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
index 626e68e946..8199229c72 100644
--- a/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
+++ b/package/heimdal/heimdal.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 HEIMDAL_VERSION = 1.6rc2
 HEIMDAL_SITE = http://www.h5l.org/dist/src
-HEIMDAL_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs host-ncurses host-pkgconf
+HOST_HEIMDAL_DEPENDENCIES = host-e2fsprogs host-ncurses host-pkgconf
 HEIMDAL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # static because of -fPIC issues with e2fsprogs on x86_64 host
 HOST_HEIMDAL_CONF_OPTS = \