diff --git a/package/libubox/Makefile b/package/libubox/Makefile
index 684ffca1f6..c49d6c8f57 100644
--- a/package/libubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/libubox/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define Package/libubox
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Basic utility library
-  DEPENDS:=+libjson
+  DEPENDS:=
 endef