diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 57b0c8f552..2a25d62d40 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ PKG_SITE="https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain Python3:host swig:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Das U-Boot is a cross-platform bootloader for embedded systems."
 
-PKG_IS_KERNEL_PKG="yes"
 PKG_STAMP="$UBOOT_SYSTEM $UBOOT_TARGET"
 
+[ -n "$KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN" ] && PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" gcc-arm-$KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN:host"
+
 if [ -n "$UBOOT_FIRMWARE" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET+=" $UBOOT_FIRMWARE"
   PKG_DEPENDS_UNPACK+=" $UBOOT_FIRMWARE"