diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index 1b7f354066ece81a3aa0f131bd61baba3d24c33b..6f742d28a1a2287e2e8e337619c997a9f0af5a2b 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ ifndef DUMP
 		$(call Host/Compile)
 		touch $$@
 
-    $(HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED): $(HOST_STAMP_BUILT)
+    $(HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED): $(HOST_STAMP_BUILT) $(if $(FORCE_HOST_INSTALL),FORCE)
 		$(call Host/Install)
 		mkdir -p $$(shell dirname $$@)
 		touch $$@
   else
-    $(HOST_STAMP_BUILT): $(HOST_STAMP_CONFIGURED)
+    $(HOST_STAMP_BUILT): $(HOST_STAMP_CONFIGURED) $(if $(FORCE_HOST_INSTALL),FORCE)
 		$(call Host/Compile)
 		$(call Host/Install)
 		touch $$@
diff --git a/scripts/deptest.sh b/scripts/deptest.sh
index 730ca5bd35edcf7c4f2559183b7708bfb8c9bb85..a0c3017c7d00510eea5f000e6c5c04fa4b277380 100755
--- a/scripts/deptest.sh
+++ b/scripts/deptest.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ test_package() # $1=pkgname
 		BUILD_DIR_HOST="$BUILD_DIR_HOST" \
 		STAGING_DIR="$STAGING_DIR" \
 		STAGING_DIR_HOST="$STAGING_DIR_HOST" \
+		FORCE_HOST_INSTALL=1 \
 		V=99 >"$LOG_DIR/$(basename $pkg).log" 2>&1
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		touch "$STAMP_SUCCESS"