diff --git a/libs/giflib/Makefile b/libs/giflib/Makefile
index 97646c8348..4848d51710 100644
--- a/libs/giflib/Makefile
+++ b/libs/giflib/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:giflib_project:giflib
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_REMOVE_FILES:=autogen.sh aclocal.m4
 
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/giflib
@@ -59,5 +58,4 @@ define Package/giflib/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/.libs/lib*so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-$(eval $(call HostBuild))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,giflib))