diff --git a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
index 09ec2e782d..b52fd0ed2e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ PKG_SHA256="8bca9b594702267d84453e530cc974b7f8e06aea7e60d65614d4bf23be3167d2"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dtc/dtc.git/"
 PKG_URL="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dtc/dtc.git/snapshot/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="toolchain:host"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="make:host gcc:host ninja:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="make:host gcc:host ninja:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="The Device Tree Compiler"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="make"