diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 290f7b49594..6db1230b4e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ let
       gzip
       hal
       hello
+      host
       iana_etc
       imagemagick
       inkscape