diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
index 352f53d690..4096a0c937 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 
 # This option was added through an additional patch
 # and allows the disabling of a host python swig
-# detect which as of 2017.5 assumes the host systems swig.
+# detect which as of 2017.3 assumes the host systems swig.
 UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_TOOLS_PYTHON_WRAPPER_DISABLE=y
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),y)
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	HOSTCFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 
+# Workaround to disable building the host python libfdt module. See comment
+# above when setting the target uboot-tools make options.
+HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_TOOLS_PYTHON_WRAPPER_DISABLE=y
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),y)
 HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_FIT=y
 HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc