diff --git a/utils/tcsh/Makefile b/utils/tcsh/Makefile
index 4f41e31ec..3a1482594 100644
--- a/utils/tcsh/Makefile
+++ b/utils/tcsh/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:tcsh:tcsh
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=tcsh/host
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 
@@ -50,6 +52,28 @@ define Package/tcsh/description
 	mechanism, job control and a C-like syntax.
 endef
 
+
+define Host/Compile
+	$(call Host/Compile/Default,gethost)
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+	mkdir -p $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/gethost $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr/bin/tcsh-gethost
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	#Build sh.err.h and tc.const.h for target build
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default,sh.err.h)
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default,tc.const.h)
+	#Copy gethost (host tool to generate header file) from hostpkg dir
+	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/usr/bin/tcsh-gethost $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/gethost
+	#Make-touch header generator binary to prevent recompiling during target build
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default,-t gethost)
+	#Build tcsh for target
+	$(call Build/Compile/Default)
+endef
+
 define Package/tcsh/postinst
 #!/bin/sh
 grep tcsh $${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/shells || { \
@@ -64,4 +88,5 @@ define Package/tcsh/install
 	ln -sf tcsh $(1)/bin/csh
 endef
 
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,tcsh))
diff --git a/utils/tcsh/patches/020-cross.patch b/utils/tcsh/patches/020-cross.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 526b3c45e..000000000
--- a/utils/tcsh/patches/020-cross.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile.in
-+++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ pure:$(P) ${OBJS}
- 
- gethost:  gethost.c sh.err.h tc.const.h sh.h
- 	rm -f gethost
--	${CC_FOR_GETHOST} -o gethost ${CPPFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} $(srcdir)/gethost.c
-+	${CC_FOR_GETHOST} -o gethost $(srcdir)/gethost.c
- 
- tc.defs.c:	gethost host.defs
- 	@rm -f $@.tmp