diff --git a/packages/network/samba/package.mk b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
index 854b613fd5..b99387493b 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.samba.org"
 PKG_URL="http://samba.org/samba/ftp/stable/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib attr connman"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib connman"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="samba: The free SMB / CIFS fileserver and client"