diff --git a/packages/nethack/build.sh b/packages/nethack/build.sh
index a8b4529d0..d8f9c1b17 100644
--- a/packages/nethack/build.sh
+++ b/packages/nethack/build.sh
@@ -3,40 +3,47 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Dungeon crawl game"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="Nethack"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="Leonid Pliushch <leonid.pliushch@gmail.com>"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=3.6.6
-TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=3
+TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=4
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=http://www.nethack.org/download/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/nethack-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION//./}-src.tgz
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=cfde0c3ab6dd7c22ae82e1e5a59ab80152304eb23fb06e3129439271e5643ed2
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="gzip, ncurses"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true
+TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD=true
 
-termux_step_make() {
-	cd $TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/sys/unix
+termux_step_host_build() {
+	cp -r $TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/* .
+	pushd sys/unix
 	sh setup.sh hints/linux
-	CFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS"
-	export LFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-	cd $TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR
-	cd util
+	popd && cd util
 	if [ $TERMUX_ARCH_BITS = 32 ]; then
 		HOST_CC="gcc -m32"
 	else
 		HOST_CC="gcc"
 	fi
 	CFLAGS="" CC="$HOST_CC" LD="ld" make makedefs
-	cp makedefs makedefs.host
 	CFLAGS="" CC="$HOST_CC" LD="ld" make lev_comp
-	cp lev_comp lev_comp.host
 	CFLAGS="" CC="$HOST_CC" LD="ld" make dgn_comp dlb recover
-	cp dgn_comp dgn_comp.host
-	cp dlb dlb.host
-	cd ../
-	make clean
-	make WINTTYLIB="$LDFLAGS -lcurses"  -j $TERMUX_MAKE_PROCESSES
+}
+
+termux_step_pre_configure() {
+	WINTTYLIB="$LDFLAGS -lcurses"
+	export LFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+	export CFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS"
+	cd sys/unix
+	sh setup.sh hints/linux
+}
+
+termux_step_post_configure() {
+	# cp hostbuilt tools from hostbuild dir
+	cp $TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD_DIR/util/{makedefs,lev_comp,dgn_comp,dlb} \
+		util/
+	touch -d "next hour" util/*
 }
 
 termux_step_post_make_install() {
 	cd doc
 	mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/man/man6
-	cp nethack.6 $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/man/man6/
+	install -m600 nethack.6 $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/man/man6/
 	ln -sf $TERMUX_PREFIX/games/nethack $TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-Makefile.src.patch b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-Makefile.src.patch
index 230cdea93..8c8d18eec 100644
--- a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-Makefile.src.patch
+++ b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-Makefile.src.patch
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
---- ./sys/unix/Makefile.src.orig	2020-03-08 18:29:31.000000000 +0100
-+++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.src	2020-10-11 13:27:02.142596777 +0200
-@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
- #	up to date before being executed
- ../include/date.h:	$(VERSOURCES) $(HACK_H)
- 	-$(SHELL) ../sys/unix/gitinfo.sh $(GITINFO) #before 'makedefs -v'
--	../util/makedefs -v
-+	../util/makedefs.host -v
+--- ../unix-Makefile.src.orig	2021-11-27 11:02:18.000794086 +0000
++++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.src	2021-11-27 11:03:29.084386408 +0000
+@@ -589,11 +589,9 @@
+ # below in the 'make depend' output.
+ monst.o:
+ 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c monst.c
+-	@rm -f $(MAKEDEFS)
  
+ objects.o:
+ 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c objects.c
+-	@rm -f $(MAKEDEFS)
  
- lint:
+ # Qt 3 windowport meta-object-compiler output
+ qt_kde0.moc: ../include/qt_kde0.h
diff --git a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.dat.patch b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.dat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 70b97e16e..000000000
--- a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.dat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
---- ../cache/nethack-3.6.1/sys/unix/Makefile.dat	2018-04-27 12:07:22.000000000 +0000
-+++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.dat	2018-07-13 00:08:30.165089686 +0000
-@@ -101,69 +101,69 @@
- 
- 
- data:	data.base ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -d
-+	../util/makedefs.host -d
- 
- rumors:	rumors.tru rumors.fal ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -r
-+	../util/makedefs.host -r
- 
- quest.dat:	quest.txt ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -q
-+	../util/makedefs.host -q
- 
- oracles:	oracles.txt ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -h
-+	../util/makedefs.host -h
- 
- engrave:	engrave.txt ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -s
-+	../util/makedefs.host -s
- 
- epitaph:	epitaph.txt ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -s
-+	../util/makedefs.host -s
- 
- bogusmon:	bogusmon.txt ../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -s
-+	../util/makedefs.host -s
- 
- # note: 'options' should have already been made when include/date.h was created
- options:	../util/makedefs
--	../util/makedefs -v
-+	../util/makedefs.host -v
- 
- 
- spec_levs: ../util/lev_comp \
- 	bigroom.des castle.des endgame.des gehennom.des knox.des medusa.des \
- 	mines.des oracle.des sokoban.des tower.des yendor.des
--	../util/lev_comp bigroom.des
--	../util/lev_comp castle.des
--	../util/lev_comp endgame.des
--	../util/lev_comp gehennom.des
--	../util/lev_comp knox.des
--	../util/lev_comp medusa.des
--	../util/lev_comp mines.des
--	../util/lev_comp oracle.des
--	../util/lev_comp sokoban.des
--	../util/lev_comp tower.des
--	../util/lev_comp yendor.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host bigroom.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host castle.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host endgame.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host gehennom.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host knox.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host medusa.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host mines.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host oracle.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host sokoban.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host tower.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host yendor.des
- 	touch spec_levs
- 
- quest_levs: ../util/lev_comp \
- 	Arch.des Barb.des Caveman.des Healer.des Knight.des Monk.des \
- 	Priest.des Ranger.des Rogue.des Samurai.des Tourist.des Valkyrie.des \
- 	Wizard.des
--	../util/lev_comp Arch.des
--	../util/lev_comp Barb.des
--	../util/lev_comp Caveman.des
--	../util/lev_comp Healer.des
--	../util/lev_comp Knight.des
--	../util/lev_comp Monk.des
--	../util/lev_comp Priest.des
--	../util/lev_comp Ranger.des
--	../util/lev_comp Rogue.des
--	../util/lev_comp Samurai.des
--	../util/lev_comp Tourist.des
--	../util/lev_comp Valkyrie.des
--	../util/lev_comp Wizard.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Arch.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Barb.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Caveman.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Healer.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Knight.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Monk.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Priest.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Ranger.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Rogue.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Samurai.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Tourist.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Valkyrie.des
-+	../util/lev_comp.host Wizard.des
- 	touch quest_levs
- 
- dungeon: dungeon.def ../util/makedefs ../util/dgn_comp
--	../util/makedefs -e
--	../util/dgn_comp dungeon.pdf
-+	../util/makedefs.host -e
-+	../util/dgn_comp.host dungeon.pdf
- 
- spotless:
- 	-rm -f spec_levs quest_levs *.lev $(VARDAT) dungeon dungeon.pdf
diff --git a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.doc.patch b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.doc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e5adfd01b..000000000
--- a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.doc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- ../cache/nethack-3.6.1/sys/unix/Makefile.doc	2018-04-27 12:07:22.000000000 +0000
-+++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.doc	2018-07-13 00:54:14.687704597 +0000
-@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
- # for Atari
- # SHELL=E:/GEMINI2/MUPFEL.TTP
- 
--MAKEDEFS = ../util/makedefs
-+MAKEDEFS = ../util/makedefs.host
- 
- # Which version do we want to build?  (XXX These are not used anywhere.)
- GUIDEBOOK = Guidebook		# regular ASCII file
diff --git a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.top.patch b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.top.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8651f6027..000000000
--- a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.top.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- ../cache/nethack-3.6.1/sys/unix/Makefile.top	2018-04-27 12:07:22.000000000 +0000
-+++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.top	2018-07-13 00:33:08.389609949 +0000
-@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
- 
- dlb:
- 	( cd util ; $(MAKE) dlb )
--	( cd dat ; LC_ALL=C ; ../util/dlb cf nhdat $(DATDLB) )
-+	( cd dat ; LC_ALL=C ; ../util/dlb.host cf nhdat $(DATDLB) )
- 
- # recover can be used when INSURANCE is defined in include/config.h
- # and the checkpoint option is true
diff --git a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.utl.patch b/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.utl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e360b735b..000000000
--- a/packages/nethack/sys-unix-makefile.utl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
---- ../Makefile.utl.orig	2019-08-11 17:36:35.716609211 +0200
-+++ ./sys/unix/Makefile.utl	2019-08-11 17:37:38.569874628 +0200
-@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@
- 	perl mdgrep.pl
- 
- ../include/onames.h: makedefs
--	./makedefs -o
-+	./makedefs.host -o
- ../include/pm.h: makedefs
--	./makedefs -p
-+	./makedefs.host -p
- ../include/vis_tab.h: makedefs
--	./makedefs -z
-+	./makedefs.host -z
- # makedefs -z makes both vis_tab.h and vis_tab.c, but writes the .h first
- ../src/vis_tab.c: ../include/vis_tab.h
-