diff --git a/package/make/make.mk b/package/make/make.mk
index 01cd2eaa18..790391c76e 100644
--- a/package/make/make.mk
+++ b/package/make/make.mk
@@ -20,4 +20,18 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 MAKE_CONF_OPTS += --disable-load
 endif
 
+HOST_MAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+HOST_MAKE_CONF_OPTS = --without-guile
+
+# Some packages, like glibc, are looking for gnumake or gmake before
+# make program.
+# Create these symlink to use make binary generated by Buildroot for
+# the host.
+define HOST_MAKE_INSTALL_GNUMAKE
+	ln -fs make $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gnumake
+	ln -fs make $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gmake
+endef
+HOST_MAKE_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_MAKE_INSTALL_GNUMAKE
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))