diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 1d3c0ccbb5..40f523de25 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/diffutils/Config.in"
 endif
 source "package/distcc/Config.in"
-source "package/fakeroot/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
 source "package/findutils/Config.in"
 endif
diff --git a/package/fakeroot/Config.in b/package/fakeroot/Config.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 186b717d4e..0000000000
--- a/package/fakeroot/Config.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_FAKEROOT
-	bool "fakeroot"
-	help
-	  Run commands in an environment faking root privileges.
-
-	  http://joostje.op.het.net/fakeroot/
diff --git a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
index 8061443d78..29e9e5beb6 100644
--- a/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
+++ b/package/fakeroot/fakeroot.mk
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ endef
 
 FAKEROOT_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += FAKEROOT_PATCH_FAKEROOT_IN
 
+# The package for the target cannot be selected (build problems when
+# largefile is enabled), but is needed for the host package to work
+# due to deficiencies in the package infrastructure.
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,fakeroot))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,fakeroot,host))