diff --git a/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile b/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
index 60b51146af..a9a177e5a2 100644
--- a/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libjson-c/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
+HOST_CFLAGS += -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
 
 define Package/libjson-c
   SECTION:=libs