diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 8afd156cbc..c5c8aa822c 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config BR2_EXTERNAL
 
 # Hidden boolean selected by packages in need of Java in order to build
 # (example: xbmc)
-config BR2_HOST_NEEDS_JAVA
+config BR2_NEEDS_HOST_JAVA
 	bool
 
 # Hidden boolean selected by pre-built packages for x86, when they
diff --git a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index a965c6882a..a8261b3b06 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ if grep -q ^BR2_PACKAGE_CLASSPATH=y $BR2_CONFIG ; then
 	done
 fi
 
-if grep -q ^BR2_HOST_NEEDS_JAVA=y $BR2_CONFIG ; then
+if grep -q ^BR2_NEEDS_HOST_JAVA=y $BR2_CONFIG ; then
 	if ! which java > /dev/null ; then
 		echo >&2
 		echo "You must install 'java' on your build machine" >&2