diff --git a/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
index 25853cd06a..949d8bd4bb 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 
 if [ "$HFSTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
-  PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS diskdev_cmds"
+  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET diskdev_cmds"
 fi
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=/usr \