diff --git a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
index 22d224cb29..5c6b853aac 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.libpng.org/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/libpng/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="zlib"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_HOST="toolchain zlib:host"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="zlib:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="graphics"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="libpng: Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library"