diff --git a/package/perl-file-util/perl-file-util.mk b/package/perl-file-util/perl-file-util.mk
index fe83585f36..7026515e66 100644
--- a/package/perl-file-util/perl-file-util.mk
+++ b/package/perl-file-util/perl-file-util.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ PERL_FILE_UTIL_SITE = $(BR2_CPAN_MIRROR)/authors/id/T/TO/TOMMY
 PERL_FILE_UTIL_DEPENDENCIES = host-perl-module-build
 PERL_FILE_UTIL_LICENSE = Artistic or GPLv1+
 PERL_FILE_UTIL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING LICENSE
+HOST_PERL_FILE_UTIL_DEPENDENCIES = host-perl-module-build
 
 $(eval $(perl-package))
+$(eval $(host-perl-package))