diff --git a/package/python-json-schema-validator/Config.in b/package/python-json-schema-validator/Config.in
index dbc532823b..e50e8eefc6 100644
--- a/package/python-json-schema-validator/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-json-schema-validator/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR
 	bool "python-json-schema-validator"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS
 	help
 	  JSON Schema Validator
 
diff --git a/package/python-json-schema-validator/python-json-schema-validator.mk b/package/python-json-schema-validator/python-json-schema-validator.mk
index 6accbd6aee..c0a335cbd7 100644
--- a/package/python-json-schema-validator/python-json-schema-validator.mk
+++ b/package/python-json-schema-validator/python-json-schema-validator.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_SOURCE = json-schema-validator-$(PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA
 PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_SITE = https://pypi.python.org/packages/70/46/ba39cb7efad1898cfc89bf3588b8612f24d128f1c25b761994f524a59cef
 PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_LICENSE = LGPL-3.0
 PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
-PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_DEPENDENCIES = python-versiontools
+PYTHON_JSON_SCHEMA_VALIDATOR_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-versiontools
 
 $(eval $(python-package))