diff --git a/offload/CMakeLists.txt b/offload/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a733fe0f205..65733de43d29 100644
--- a/offload/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/offload/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ if(LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD STREQUAL "all")
   set(LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD ${LIBOMPTARGET_ALL_PLUGIN_TARGETS})
 endif()
 
-list(APPEND LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD "host")
+# Add host if not already in LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD
+list(FIND LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD "host" FOUND_HOST)
+if(FOUND_HOST EQUAL -1)
+  list(APPEND LIBOMPTARGET_PLUGINS_TO_BUILD "host")
+endif()
 
 if(NOT (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "(x86_64)|(ppc64le)|(aarch64)$"
         AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux"))