diff --git a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/fontconfig/recipe.yaml b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/fontconfig/recipe.yaml
index 066cf5ccf..abe1bb65b 100644
--- a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/fontconfig/recipe.yaml
+++ b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/fontconfig/recipe.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ requirements:
   - ${{ compiler('c') }}
   - pkg-config
   - gperf
-  - libuuid
   host:
   - freetype
   - expat
+  - libuuid
       # - xml2 (TODO - or just use expat)
     # - freetype
     # - libiconv  # [win]