diff --git a/packages/devel/readline/package.mk b/packages/devel/readline/package.mk
index f4bcc52f2f..327b812d40 100644
--- a/packages/devel/readline/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/readline/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.gnu.org/readline"
 PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain ncurses"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain ncurses"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="readline: The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in."