diff --git a/package/irda-utils/Config.in b/package/irda-utils/Config.in
index 14dd1838a6..edb74a11dc 100644
--- a/package/irda-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/irda-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_IRDA_UTILS
 	bool "irda_utils"
-	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED
+	depends on BROKEN
 	help
 	  Tools for accessing the irda-Subsystem of the Linux-Kernel
 	  The makefile is totally broken.
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ config IRDA_SMCINIT
 	help
 		Some Toshiba Laptops have buggy BIOSes which didn't initialize
 		Irda. This may help those.
-	
+
 endif