diff --git a/package/file/file.mk b/package/file/file.mk
index 62cec4b2c9..b7e833e834 100644
--- a/package/file/file.mk
+++ b/package/file/file.mk
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 
 FILE_VERSION = 5.41
 FILE_SITE = ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file
-FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-file
-HOST_FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib
-FILE_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
-HOST_FILE_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
-FILE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 FILE_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause, BSD-4-Clause (one file), BSD-3-Clause (one file)
 FILE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING src/mygetopt.h src/vasprintf.c
 FILE_CPE_ID_VENDOR = file_project
+
+FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-file
+FILE_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
+FILE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+HOST_FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib
 HOST_FILE_CONF_OPTS = --disable-libseccomp
+HOST_FILE_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2),y)
 FILE_CONF_OPTS += --enable-bzlib