diff --git a/packages/audio/lame/package.mk b/packages/audio/lame/package.mk
index d5e6126999..ddc4865d15 100644
--- a/packages/audio/lame/package.mk
+++ b/packages/audio/lame/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://lame.sourceforge.net/"
 PKG_URL="$SOURCEFORGE_SRC/lame/lame/3.99/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS=""
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="audio"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="lame: LAME Ain't an Mp3 Encoder"