diff --git a/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk b/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
index f347a53079..137800cedb 100644
--- a/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ HOST_PKG_CONFIG_CONF_OPT = \
 		--disable-static
 
 HOST_PKG_CONFIG_AUTORECONF = YES
+HOST_PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES =
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,host))