diff --git a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
index a989e33229..96c969beeb 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/mikechristie/open-iscsi"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_INIT=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain util-linux"
+PKG_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain util-linux"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="initramfs/system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="open-iscsi: system utilities for Linux to access iSCSI targets"