diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 38b0ac15f9..7376394d38 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ fi
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="arm"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="u-boot: Universal Bootloader project"