diff --git a/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in b/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
index b83c09cf6c..0f868d0b4a 100644
--- a/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-pyzmq/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYZMQ
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # zeromq
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # zeromq
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # zeromq
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZEROMQ
 	help
 	  This package contains the python language binding for zeromq.