diff --git a/package/ltrace/Config.in b/package/ltrace/Config.in
index 8cabfa2354..dc759d84c6 100644
--- a/package/ltrace/Config.in
+++ b/package/ltrace/Config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LTRACE
 	# https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756764.
 	depends on (BR2_i386 || BR2_arm \
 		|| BR2_powerpc || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64)
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBELF
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ELFUTILS
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE # elfutils
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # elfutils
diff --git a/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk b/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
index 0a3a90c344..48bf7bd5b6 100644
--- a/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
+++ b/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 LTRACE_VERSION = 0896ce554f80afdcba81d9754f6104f863dea803
 LTRACE_SITE = git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/ltrace.git
-LTRACE_DEPENDENCIES = libelf elfutils
+LTRACE_DEPENDENCIES = elfutils
 LTRACE_CONF_OPT = --disable-werror
 LTRACE_LICENSE = GPLv2
 LTRACE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING