diff --git a/make/bootstrap.mk b/make/bootstrap.mk
index 7cfebeb0..f73ba383 100644
--- a/make/bootstrap.mk
+++ b/make/bootstrap.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOOTSTRAP += $(BUILD_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(STAGING_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(IMAGE_DIR)
 BOOTSTRAP += $(UPDATE_DIR)
-BOOTSTRAP += host-preqs
+BOOTSTRAP += host-tools
 
 # target related
 BOOTSTRAP += libs-static
diff --git a/make/host-tools.mk b/make/host-tools.mk
index 53aae228..0a94a466 100644
--- a/make/host-tools.mk
+++ b/make/host-tools.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $(HOST_DIR):
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-host-preqs: $(HOST_DIR) \
+host-tools: $(HOST_DIR) \
 	host-pkg-config \
 	$(PKG_CONFIG) \
 	host-mtd-utils \
@@ -381,6 +381,6 @@ host-ccache: find-ccache $(CCACHE) | $(HOST_DIR)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-PHONY += host-preqs
+PHONY += host-tools
 PHONY += pkg-config-preqs
 PHONY += host-ccache