diff --git a/package/python-pycrypto/python-pycrypto.mk b/package/python-pycrypto/python-pycrypto.mk
index 71943fa2cd..927ba918ae 100644
--- a/package/python-pycrypto/python-pycrypto.mk
+++ b/package/python-pycrypto/python-pycrypto.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ HOST_PYTHON_PYCRYPTO_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += PYTHON_PYCRYPTO_RENAME_LICENSE
 PYTHON_PYCRYPTO_LICENSE_FILES += LEGAL/copy/LICENSE.original
 
 PYTHON_PYCRYPTO_DEPENDENCIES = gmp
+HOST_PYTHON_PYCRYPTO_DEPENDENCIES = host-gmp
 
 # The configure step needs to be run outside of the setup.py since it isn't
 # run correctly for cross-compiling