diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index dba6b819da6..819fff56640 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ HOST_STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 HOST_STAMP_BUILT:=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/.built
 HOST_BUILD_PREFIX?=$(if $(IS_PACKAGE_BUILD),$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG),$(STAGING_DIR_HOST))
 HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED:=$(HOST_BUILD_PREFIX)/stamp/.$(PKG_NAME)_installed
-HOST_STAMP_PROGRAMS:=$(foreach program,$(PKG_PROGRAMS),$(subst $(PKG_NAME),$(program),$(HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED)) )
+HOST_STAMP_PROGRAMS:=$(foreach program,$(PKG_PROGRAMS),$(dir $(HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED))$(subst $(PKG_NAME),$(program),$(notdir $(HOST_STAMP_INSTALLED))) )
 
 override MAKEFLAGS=