diff --git a/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk b/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
index 97ea6e4c..b514e268 100644
--- a/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
+++ b/make/buildsystem-helpers.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,16 @@ define STARTUP
 endef
 
 # follow-up build
-define FOLLOWUP
+define HOST_FOLLOWUP
+	@$(call MESSAGE,"Follow-up build")
+	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_FOLLOWUP_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
+	$(REMOVE)/$($(PKG)_DIR)
+	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_HOST_FINALIZE_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
+	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_POST_FOLLOWUP_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
+	$(TOUCH)
+endef
+
+define TARGET_FOLLOWUP
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Follow-up build")
 	$(foreach hook,$($(PKG)_PRE_FOLLOWUP_HOOKS),$(call $(hook))$(sep))
 	$(REWRITE_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index 57e2bfc3..db5d3738 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -11,8 +11,21 @@ define autotools-package
 	$(call EXTRACT,$(BUILD_DIR))
 	$(CHDIR)/$($(PKG)_DIR); \
 		$(APPLY_PATCHES); \
-		$(CONFIGURE); \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE); \
 		$(MAKE); \
 		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)
-	$(call FOLLOWUP)
+	$(call TARGET_FOLLOWUP)
+endef
+
+define host-autotools-package
+	$(call DEPENDENCIES)
+	$(call DOWNLOAD,$($(PKG)_SOURCE))
+	$(call STARTUP)
+	$(call EXTRACT,$(BUILD_DIR))
+	$(CHDIR)/$($(PKG)_DIR); \
+		$(APPLY_PATCHES); \
+		$(HOST_CONFIGURE); \
+		$(MAKE); \
+		$(MAKE) install
+	$(call HOST_FOLLOWUP)
 endef