diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.24.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.24.bb
index 08b95d7..d04f121 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.24.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.24.bb
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 LICENSE = "BSD"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;beginline=2;md5=6a7382872edb68d33e1a9398b6e03188"
 
-DEPENDS = "zlib file-native"
+DEPENDS = "zlib file-replacement-native"
 DEPENDS_class-native = "zlib-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/file/file.git \
         file://debian-742262.patch \
         file://0001-Add-P-prompt-into-Usage-info.patch \
+        file://host-file.patch \
         "
 
 SRCREV = "3c0874be4d3232d672b20f513451a39cfd7c585a"
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
 
 inherit autotools
 
+EXTRA_OEMAKE_append_class-target = "-e FILE_COMPILE=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/file-native/file"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE_append_class-nativesdk = "-e FILE_COMPILE=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/file-native/file"
+
 FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/misc/*.mgc"
 
 do_install_append_class-native() {
@@ -34,3 +38,7 @@
 }
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+PROVIDES_append_class-native = " file-replacement-native"
+# Don't use NATIVE_PACKAGE_PATH_SUFFIX as that hides libmagic from anyone who
+# depends on file-replacement-native.
+bindir_append_class-native = "/file-native"