diff --git a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
index 71c53ae8fe..8eeb9354ff 100644
--- a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=lua
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/cmake.mk
 
 define Package/libubox
@@ -90,8 +91,21 @@ define Package/libubox-lua/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lua/uloop.so $(1)/usr/lib/lua/
 endef
 
+
+CMAKE_HOST_OPTIONS += \
+	-DBUILD_LUA=OFF \
+	-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
+
+define Host/Install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include/libubox
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/*.h $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include/libubox/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/libubox.{a,so} $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libubox))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libblobmsg-json))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,jshn))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libjson-script))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libubox-lua))
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))