diff --git a/packages/security/nettle/package.mk b/packages/security/nettle/package.mk
index 3d81578fd5..82a581df51 100644
--- a/packages/security/nettle/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/nettle/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle"
 PKG_URL="http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/archive/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="gmp"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain gmp"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain gmp"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="security"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="nettle: a cryptographic library"