diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 13b975ab25..cbe885aaaa 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -615,12 +615,16 @@ $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $$(BR2_TAR_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($$(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate,$(1)),)
+ifneq ($$(filter .xz .lzma,$$(suffix $$($(2)_SOURCE))),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $$(BR2_XZCAT_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($$(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate,$(1)),)
+ifneq ($$(filter .lz,$$(suffix $$($(2)_SOURCE))),)
 $(2)_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES += $$(BR2_LZIP_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($$(BR2_CCACHE),y)
 ifeq ($$(filter host-tar host-skeleton host-xz host-lzip host-fakedate host-ccache,$(1)),)