diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 8368c690b6..bef57c5f08 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ NCURSES_VERSION = 5.9
 NCURSES_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/ncurses
 NCURSES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 NCURSES_DEPENDENCIES = host-ncurses
-HOST_NCURSES_DEPENDENCIES =
 NCURSES_PROGS = clear infocmp tabs tic toe tput tset
 NCURSES_LICENSE = MIT with advertising clause
 NCURSES_LICENSE_FILES = README