diff --git a/package/mtools/mtools.mk b/package/mtools/mtools.mk
index ef5185cb..9a3cee7f 100644
--- a/package/mtools/mtools.mk
+++ b/package/mtools/mtools.mk
@@ -4,20 +4,15 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-HOST_MTOOLS_VERSION = 4.0.19
+HOST_MTOOLS_VERSION = 4.0.39
 HOST_MTOOLS_DIR = mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VERSION)
 HOST_MTOOLS_SOURCE = mtools-$(HOST_MTOOLS_VERSION).tar.gz
 HOST_MTOOLS_SITE = $(GNU_MIRROR)/mtools
 
-$(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_MTOOLS_SOURCE):
-	$(download) $(HOST_MTOOLS_SITE)/$(HOST_MTOOLS_SOURCE)
-
-host-mtools: $(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_MTOOLS_SOURCE) | $(HOST_DIR)
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(UNTAR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-	$(CHDIR)/$(PKG_DIR); \
+host-mtools: | $(HOST_DIR)
+	$(call PREPARE)
+	$(CHDIR)/$($(PKG)_DIR); \
 		$(HOST_CONFIGURE);\
 		$(MAKE1); \
 		$(MAKE) install
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(TOUCH)
+	$(call HOST_FOLLOWUP)