diff --git a/utils/device-observatory/Makefile b/utils/device-observatory/Makefile
index 8a88c3ddb..6970dad08 100644
--- a/utils/device-observatory/Makefile
+++ b/utils/device-observatory/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=device-observatory
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
-
-PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/mwarning/device-observatory/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_HASH:=83b3f362f154a427abbd3af31b3c2dda9983cdc15f6b833d804727ef0fbdc72e
 
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vim/host
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/device-observatory
diff --git a/utils/ttyd/Makefile b/utils/ttyd/Makefile
index 21efa6913..5ec444e4d 100644
--- a/utils/ttyd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/ttyd/Makefile
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ttyd
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/tar.gz/$(PKG_VERSION)?
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION=$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH=ff1a66b418df6cd741868a8ea84f69cd63f15e52e3fa117641ec57d3c37a1315
+PKG_HASH:=ff1a66b418df6cd741868a8ea84f69cd63f15e52e3fa117641ec57d3c37a1315
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vim/host
 CMAKE_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/utils/vim/Makefile b/utils/vim/Makefile
index 8e9e3f3f0..e4ab2682f 100644
--- a/utils/vim/Makefile
+++ b/utils/vim/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vim
 PKG_VERSION:=8.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 VIMVER:=81
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:vim:vim
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)$(VIMVER)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)$(VIMVER)
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Package/vim/Default
   SECTION:=utils
@@ -242,3 +246,4 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,vim-fuller))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,vim-runtime))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,vim-help))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,xxd))
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))