diff --git a/libs/giflib/Makefile b/libs/giflib/Makefile
index b59e37ffe..2f8eb4c53 100644
--- a/libs/giflib/Makefile
+++ b/libs/giflib/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:giflib_project:giflib
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/giflib
@@ -75,6 +74,5 @@ define Package/giflib-utils/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,giflib))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,giflib-utils))