diff --git a/modules/database/src/tools/Makefile b/modules/database/src/tools/Makefile
index 78ae3e4ef..e19c0c58f 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/tools/Makefile
+++ b/modules/database/src/tools/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ C_CFLAGS += $(filter-out -g,$(filter-out -O%,$(filter-out -W%,$(CFLAGS))))
 PKGVARS += FINAL_LOCATION OS_CLASS CMPLR_CLASS C_CFLAGS LDFLAGS LDLIBS
 PKGVARS += EPICS_VERSION EPICS_REVISION EPICS_MODIFICATION EPICS_PATCH_LEVEL
 PKGVARS += CC CCC CPP AR LD
-PKGVARS += EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS
+PKGVARS += EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIBS EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS
 
 EXPANDFLAGS += $(foreach var,$(PKGVARS),-D$(var)="$(strip $($(var)))")
 PKGCONFIG += epics-base-$(T_A).pc
diff --git a/modules/database/src/tools/epics-base-arch.pc@ b/modules/database/src/tools/epics-base-arch.pc@
index 8e30cd30e..7dde33dea 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/tools/epics-base-arch.pc@
+++ b/modules/database/src/tools/epics-base-arch.pc@
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ARCH=@ARCH@
 OS_CLASS=@OS_CLASS@
 CMPLR_CLASS=@CMPLR_CLASS@
 
+EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIBS=@EPICS_BASE_HOST_LIBS@
 EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS=@EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS@
 
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