diff --git a/cmake/configure_plugins.cmake.in b/cmake/configure_plugins.cmake.in
index 66a02d198..2848b3378 100644
--- a/cmake/configure_plugins.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/configure_plugins.cmake.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+return() # skip: host-only, using paths from staging dir
+
 # Run dot -c in the staging install directory to create the config8
 # plugin before the final package is created.
 #