diff --git a/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk b/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
index 76e46231e3..a6522edaae 100644
--- a/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/binutils/package.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/binutils.html"
 PKG_URL="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="ccache:host bison:host flex:flex linux:host gmp:host mpfr:host cloog:host ppl:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="ccache:host bison:host flex:host linux:host gmp:host mpfr:host cloog:host ppl:host"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="toolchain/devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="binutils: A GNU collection of binary utilities"