diff --git a/utils/audit/Makefile b/utils/audit/Makefile
index 8fcc744a20..80f3416c8c 100644
--- a/utils/audit/Makefile
+++ b/utils/audit/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-packages/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Package/audit/Default
   TITLE:=Audit Daemon
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ define Package/audit/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/auditd $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libauparse))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,audit-utils))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,audit))