diff --git a/depends/hosts/default.mk b/depends/hosts/default.mk
index 22409c4004d..968f6de8fe4 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/default.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/default.mk
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ endef
 
 define add_host_flags_func
 ifeq ($(filter $(origin $1),undefined default),)
-$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1 = $($1)
-$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1 =
+$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1 = $($1)
 else
-$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1 += $($(host_os)_$1)
 $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1 += $($(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
 endif
+$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1 += $($(host_os)_$1)
 host_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$1)
 host_$(release_type)_$1 = $$($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_$(release_type)_$1)
 endef