diff --git a/package/composer/composer.mk b/package/composer/composer.mk
index a24c020796..fde5b48951 100644
--- a/package/composer/composer.mk
+++ b/package/composer/composer.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ COMPOSER_LICENSE = MIT
 COMPOSER_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 HOST_COMPOSER_DEPENDENCIES = host-php
+HOST_COMPOSER_EXTRACT_DEPENDENCIES = host-php
 
 define HOST_COMPOSER_EXTRACT_CMDS
 	cp $(HOST_COMPOSER_DL_DIR)/$(COMPOSER_SOURCE) $(@D)