diff --git a/package/network-manager/Config.in b/package/network-manager/Config.in
index 9708a11004..fb0c0e9eed 100644
--- a/package/network-manager/Config.in
+++ b/package/network-manager/Config.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETWORK_MANAGER
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_GLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV_ALL_EXTRAS
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX