diff --git a/package/flex/flex.mk b/package/flex/flex.mk
index 223f58e15f..fed0d7750b 100644
--- a/package/flex/flex.mk
+++ b/package/flex/flex.mk
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ FLEX_POST_CLEAN_HOOKS += FLEX_UNINSTALL_LIBFL
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,flex))
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,flex,host))