diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
index bef1a91759..3651043903 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.fontconfig.org"
 PKG_URL="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="freetype libxml2 zlib expat"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain util-macros freetype libxml2 zlib expat"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain util-macros freetype libxml2 zlib expat"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="x11/other"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="fontconfig: A library for font customization and configuration"