diff --git a/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk b/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
index fc6ad68d7a..39815edab5 100644
--- a/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
+++ b/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ FONTCONFIG_CONF_OPT = --with-arch=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
 
 FONTCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = freetype expat
 
-HOST_FONTCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = host-freetype host-expat
 HOST_FONTCONFIG_CONF_OPT = \
 		--disable-docs \
 		--disable-static