diff --git a/tools/elfutils/Makefile b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
index bbbb1da914..2836cadc87 100644
--- a/tools/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING COPYING-GPLV2 COPYING-LGPLV3
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:elfutils_project:elfutils
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 PKG_PROGRAMS:=elflint findtextrel elfcmp unstrip stack elfcompress elfclassify srcfiles
 
 PKG_SUBDIRS := \
-	libgnu \
 	config \
 	lib \
 	libelf \
@@ -36,8 +34,6 @@ PKG_GNULIB_BASE:=libgnu
 
 PKG_GNULIB_ARGS = \
 	--dir=$(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
-	--local-dir=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/share/gnulib \
-	--source-base=$(PKG_GNULIB_BASE) \
 	--libtool \
 	--avoid=reallocarray \
 	--import
@@ -74,7 +70,6 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_OS),Darwin)
 endif
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += -Wno-error -fPIC
-HOST_CXXFLAGS += -O2
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--without-libintl-prefix \
@@ -98,18 +93,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	ac_cv_search__obstack_free=yes \
 	ac_cv_buildid=yes
 
-Hooks/HostConfigure/Pre := Host/Gnulib $(Hooks/HostConfigure/Pre)
-define Host/Gnulib
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/gnulib-tool $(PKG_GNULIB_ARGS) $(PKG_GNULIB_MODS);
-endef
-
-define Host/Compile
-	$(call Host/Compile/Default,SUBDIRS='$$$$(wildcard $(PKG_SUBDIRS))')
-endef
-
-define Host/Install
-	$(call Host/Compile/Default,install SUBDIRS='$$$$(wildcard $(PKG_SUBDIRS))')
-endef
+Hooks/HostConfigure/Pre := Host/Gnulib/Prepare $(Hooks/HostConfigure/Pre)
+Hooks/HostCompile/Pre := Host/Gnulib/Compile $(Hooks/HostCompile/Pre)
 
 define Host/Uninstall
 	-$(call Host/Compile/Default,uninstall)