diff --git a/packages/security/gnutls/package.mk b/packages/security/gnutls/package.mk
index ae722171b8..1d580d8951 100644
--- a/packages/security/gnutls/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/gnutls/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnutls.org/"
 PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.gnutls.org/gcrypt/gnutls/v3.2/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="zlib nettle"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib nettle"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib nettle"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="security"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="gnutls: Development Library for TLS applications"