diff --git a/package/uci/Makefile b/package/uci/Makefile
index f4bd07f93f..616f46fa46 100644
--- a/package/uci/Makefile
+++ b/package/uci/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ DEBUG=
 define Package/libuci
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=+libuci
   TITLE:=C library for the Unified Configuration Interface (UCI)
 endef