diff --git a/package/lcms2/lcms2.mk b/package/lcms2/lcms2.mk
index 9a4cf5ed24..29f8ac8dee 100644
--- a/package/lcms2/lcms2.mk
+++ b/package/lcms2/lcms2.mk
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ else
 LCMS2_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
 endif
 
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
 $(eval $(autotools-package))