diff --git a/package/python-jinja2/python-jinja2.mk b/package/python-jinja2/python-jinja2.mk
index 49625e3678..8440b643f7 100644
--- a/package/python-jinja2/python-jinja2.mk
+++ b/package/python-jinja2/python-jinja2.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ PYTHON_JINJA2_SITE = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/J/Jinja2
 PYTHON_JINJA2_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_JINJA2_LICENSE = BSD-3c
 PYTHON_JINJA2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+# In host build, setup.py tries to download markupsafe if it is not installed
+HOST_PYTHON_JINJA2_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-markupsafe
 
 $(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(host-python-package))