diff --git a/libs/unixodbc/Makefile b/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
index a9b8eecbcf..6a1ca0dffd 100644
--- a/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/unixodbc/Makefile
@@ -9,16 +9,24 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=unixodbc
 PKG_VERSION:=2.3.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.unixodbc.org/pub/unixODBC/
 PKG_SOURCE:=unixODBC-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_HASH:=2e1509a96bb18d248bf08ead0d74804957304ff7c6f8b2e5965309c632421e39
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/unixODBC-$(PKG_VERSION)
+HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/unixODBC-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Thomas Heil <heil@terminal-consulting.de>
 PKG_LICENSE:=prog GPL libs LGPL
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=unixodbc
+
+# if your other package depends on unixodbc and needs
+# odbc_config, add to your other Makefile
+#  PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=unixodbc/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-gui \
 	--with-pic \
@@ -74,12 +82,6 @@ define Build/Compile
 		$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		ARCH="$(ARCH)" \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)"
-	rm $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/exe/{odbc_config,odbc-config.o}
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/exe \
-		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
-		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
-		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -DUSE_UNIXODBC_CONF_H" \
-		LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		$(MAKE_FLAGS) \
@@ -88,10 +90,6 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/host/bin
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/odbc_config $(1)/host/bin
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(LN) ../../host/bin/odbc_config $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/*.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
@@ -126,6 +124,27 @@ define Package/pgsqlodbc/install
 	echo "Driver = /usr/lib/libodbcpsql.so" >> $(1)/etc/odbcinst.ini.d/pgsqlodbc.ini
 endef
 
+define Host/Configure
+	$(call Host/Configure/Default)
+	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.h $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+	cp $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/unixodbc_conf.h $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
+endef
+
+define Host/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/exe \
+		DESTDIR="$(HOST_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		CC="$(HOSTCC)" \
+		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -DUSE_UNIXODBC_CONF_H" \
+		LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
+		odbc_config
+endef
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin
+	$(CP) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/exe/odbc_config $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,unixodbc))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,unixodbc-tools))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,pgsqlodbc))
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))