diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index d8fda78..6a58c6c 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@
 # Move other ldlibs back to shared libraries
 my_shared_libraries += $(patsubst -l%,lib%,$(filter-out $(my_allowed_ldlibs),$(my_ldlibs)))
 my_ldlibs := $(filter $(my_allowed_ldlibs),$(my_ldlibs))
+else # LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+  # Add -ldl, -lpthread and -lrt to host builds to match the default behavior of
+  # device builds
+  ifneq ($($(my_prefix)OS),windows)
+    my_ldlibs += -ldl -lpthread
+    ifneq ($(HOST_OS),darwin)
+      my_ldlibs += -lrt
+    endif
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION),)